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1859 Diary of Luman Putnam of Granville
Transcribed by Betsy Shirk - bshirk2002@yahoo.com Formatted and Published by Joyce M. Tice Transcription copyright 2010 Betsy Shirk and Joyce M. Tice 1854 Diary and Introduction. Also access to many more LumanPutnam Diaries |
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| Luman Putnam | Jerusha Bailey, his first wife |
1859
January
Saturday, 1
Principal part of the day fair weather mild, & thaw continues. Continued to work at the Sitting Room – putting up some more of the dado, & a portion of the surbase. Harvey hauled up to the R.R. the load of boards for Taylor, which he brought up from the mill yesterday.
Sunday, 2
Fore part of the day fair & pleasant; latter part cloudy. Weather moderate. Remained at home with family during the day. Luman attended meeting at the Huddle in the evening & came home quite unwell. Several youngsters here in the course of the day.
Monday, 3
The weather through the day was very similar to that of yesterday. Found Luman, in the morning very sick with fever. Our remedies failing to arrest it, went in the afternoon & called on Drake to attend him. He bled him & ordered physic. We attended him through the night. His fever abated somewhat towards morning. Harvey hauled a load of boards for Taylor.
Tuesday, 4
Day cloudy, weather moderate, & a little snow fell towards night. Spent the day in attending upon Luman, who having had no operation of physic, was no better in the morning. Went again, after breakfast to call Drake. He gave him some calomel which soon operated, & he was better. Amanda spent the day here. Drake called at night.
Wednesday, 5
Weather some colder & principal part of the day cloudy. Continued my attendence upon Luman. His fever having subsided he appears some better. Amanda came again & the doctor called at night. Mr. Bunyan came in the afternoon. Harvey hauled a load of boards for Taylor & went after Lurenda in the afternoon.
Thursday, 6
Not much change in the weather; a little snow covering the ground but no sleighing on the road. Attended to some matters about the house & to the care of Luman, who is able to sit up some, the fever appearing to have entirely abated. Elon, & several others, in the course of the day, called in to see him. In the evening a thaw commenced.
Friday, 7
Thawed through the past night & continued through the day. Cloudy. Rode with Harvey to the Steam Mill. Traded some there & walked home. Harvey brought up a load of boards for Taylor & went with them to the R.R. Luman continues to improve, sitting up the principal part of the day.
Saturday, 8
Day clear & cloudy by turns, afternoon & evening the weather cold. Luman getting better. Harvey hauled and chopped some wood. Eliza came home with Orrin Westgate. Br. Wells came over to see us, & went home with the Doctor & Amanda who spent the evening here.
Sunday, 9
The day very cold & blustering, with occasional flurries of snow. Remained at home during the day. Luman continues to improve gradually. Lurenda & Eliza returned to their places with Orrin Westgate. Quite a number of youngsters called in the course of the day. Jefferson & Sarah Gee came in the evening.
Monday, 10
Day fair, and the weather extremely cold. Went up to the Huddle & got the Tribune, traded a little at the store, & & agreed with Taylor for a quantity of oats. Luman walked out. He went up to Brigham’s & over to Drake’s. Harvey hauled a load of boards for Taylor from mill to R.R. Kept fire in the cellar in the evening.
Tuesday, 11
Day Cloudy & very cold, but a little more moderate than yesterday. Did some writing, cut some wood, & fixed a bin in the cellar for potatoes. Luman continues to improve. Harvey hauled a load of boards for Taylor from the mill, & left them on the road above Valentine’s, on account of ice.
Wednesday, 12
Day cloudy & the weather much warmer. Thawed all day & in the evening. Commenced working at the house again. Finished the dado in the Sitting Room. Luman continues to improve. He rode to West Burlington & back. Harvey hauled stump & roots for wood from the fields north. Made a call with wife at Brigham’s in the evening.
Thursday, 13
Thaw continues through the night. Morning fair & warm & continued so through the day. Prepared & dressed the stuff for the surbase in the Sitting Room. Luman rode down to the Steam Mill & up to Ayres job in Troy. Harvey got the horses shod & hauled up a load of boards for Taylor from the mill. Jim Gee called. Also Alanson.
Friday, 14
Rained some in the night, froze a little in the morning, day cloudy, warm, & wet. Put in the surbase & commenced getting out mouldings for door & window cases, in Sitting Room. Went over to Drake’s & took supper at Eliza’s. Harvey went to R.R. with two loads of boards for Taylor. Luman cut wood & did the chores.
Saturday, 15
Clear & cloudy, alternately, thro the day. Weather warm, but some cooler at night. Worked at getting out, & putting on the mouldings to window & door frames in the Sitting Room. At night, went with wife & Drake’s folks to visit at Barna Turner’s. Harvey hauled load of boards for Taylor, from mill to R.R. Luman did chores & mended Harvey’s boots. Oscar called.
Sunday, 16
Day cloudy & the weather not so warm as for some days past. Remained at home through the day with wife. Amanda came over & spent some time with us. Towards night Amy came in & looked over the newspapers.
Monday, 17
Cloudy & cool, with brisk north west wind & several flurries of snow in the course of the day. Rode to Troy with Percival, got a set of chairs of Mr. Oliver & some knob latches for doors, with several other articles at the stores. Harvey hauled a load of boards for Taylor from mill to R.R. Luman did chores. John Bush called in eve.
Tuesday, 18
Day fair & pleasant, & the weather continues cool. Thawed a little. Put the knobs & latches on to the doors & spent some time at Mott’s shop to get a lock repaired which had broken. Luman went over to Leroy & got our leather. Harvey hauled a load of boards for Taylor to the R.R. & brought up another from the mill. In the evening we attended a surprise party at Harry Bailey’s.
Wednesday, 19
The weather continues fair & is quite moderate. Finished dressing & putting mouldings on the door cases in the Sitting Room, & dressed the face & jambs of the fireplace. Harvey went up to the R.R. with load of boards, & hauled another from the mill for Taylor. Luman cut some wood & did chores.
Thursday, 20
Weather similar to that of yesterday except that it is warmer. Commenced making & worked at the chimney piece for fireplace in the Sitting Room. Harvey hauled two loads of boards to the R.R. for Taylor, bringing one from the mill. Wife went down to Samuel’s with Robert & Eliza.
Friday, 21
Weather warm, commenced raining early in the morning, continued till afternoon, changed to snow & continued through the day & evening. Attended the town election, agreed with Roby to make a lounge & two tables for the Sitting Room. Mr Bunyan returned & took supper with me. Luman attended the election for the first time as a voter. Br. Wells called in the evening & staid.
Saturday, 22
Weather fair in the forenoon, squally in the afternoon, & quite cold. Worked at, & nearly finished the chimney piece. Boys did nothing more than cutting some wood & chores. Br. Wells remains with us. Orrin Westgate came in the afternoon. In the evening Sam. & Jack called. Wife visited at Ezra Baxter’s in the afternoon.
Sunday, 23
Principal part of the day cloudy, with intervals of sunshine, & the weather very cold. Remained at home with the family, Luman attending meeting in the evening at the Corners. Br. Wells remained till night, & then departed for his school. Br. Champney called in the evening, & George in the morning.
Monday, 24
Weather fair, & is a little more moderate than yesterday but remains considerably cold yet. Worked a little at various points about the Sitting Room & have finished the wood work. There being a little snow on the ground, Luman down to the Steam Mill with the team, & commenced hauling some logs for them. Harvey attended to the chores & commenced his attendence at school.
Tuesday, 25
Day fair & the weather quite mild. The snow thawed considerably. Repaired bobsled in the morning, filed a handsaw & commenced working in the chamber. Luman hauled logs at the Steam Mill for Phillips. Harvey did the chores & went to school. Jim Gee called in the rforenoon.
Wednesday, 26
Morning cloudy, balance of the day fair & pleasant. Weather continues mild. Worked some in the chamber, spent a part of afternoon with Mr. Henson who called to bottom some chairs, & at night went over to Drake’s & took supper there. Luman went to Steam Mill to haul logs, broke his sled, & then hauled load boards for Taylor to R.R. Harvey at school.
Thursday, 27
Cloudy through the day, weather quite moderate & a little rain at night. Continued my work in the chamber. Made and inserted a window frame to light the Entry & fitted & primed the sash – Luman hauled a load of ties for Erastus from Drake’s hill to the R.R. & brought another down as far as the Huddle. Harvey attended school. J. H. Ross called.
Friday, 28
Morning rainy, afternoon fair, and the weather warm. Snow all gone. Worked some in the chamber at putting in studs & various other things. Luman hauled two loads of ties for Erastus to the R.R. one from the Huddle & the other from Drake’s hill. Darias called in the morning, & Br. Rockwell after noon.
Saturday, 29
Morning cloudy & foggy, balance of the day fair, & the weather continues quite mild. Made a batch of putty in the morning, set the glass & put in the window that lights the ante room in the chamber. Spent the afternoon with Mr. Bunyan who called on me. Luman hauled two loads of ties for Erastus. Rec. a letter or circular from Greely & Co. N. Y.
Sunday, 30
Fore part of the day cloudy, latter part more pleasant. Weather considerably colder than for several days past. Remained about the house during the day. In the forenoon Valentine & Alfred were here, in the afternoon the Doctor & Amanda called & remained till after tea. George also came in & Orrin Westgate was here. At night Luman went to carry back the girls, who came home Last evening.
Monday, 31
Morning cloudy & cold, balance of the day fair & considerably warmer. Attended Road Commissioners meeting in the Huddle. Declined to serve with them. Luman hauled load of boards to R.R. for Taylor. George called in afternoon. Mr. Tidd at night, & in the evening Lurenda came in with Miss Calkin.
February
Tuesday, 1
Principal part of the day cloudy & the weather continues quite mild. Worked some in the chamber at putting up partition stud around the west, front bedroom. Luman hauled a load of boards for Taylor to the R.R. & got of him ten bu. oats. Laythan Andrus & Alva called in the evening & after them Erastus called.
Wednesday, 2
Weather very much like that of yesterday. At night it began to snow moderately & continued through the evening. Finished putting up the studs in the bedroom over the Sitting Room, & commenced to work at the Closets in the front. Luman hauled, in the forenoon, a load of ties to the R.R. from Drake’s house, for Erastus, & in the afternoon he hauled a load of boards for Barnes. Mr. Griswold the school teacher came to board with us.
Thursday, 3
Ceased snowing in the morning, continued cloudy, & weather some colder. Worked at the closets in the chamber. Luman got the horses shod & repaired a bobsled in the forenoon & towards night went down to the Steam Mill & hauled a load of logs & got some horse feed. Mr. Griswold came again at night.
Friday, 4
Cloudy, with short intervals of sunshine. Forenoon cold, & afternoon colder with flurries of snow. Assisted Jim Gee to regulate his school accounts in the forenoon, & spent the afternoon with Bunyan & John Bush. Luman hauled two loads boards for Barnes to R.R. having brought up one from mill last night. Ward Warren called in the forenoon & Daniel Pomeroy also.
Saturday, 5
Day fair & pleasant, weather cold & freezing, with the exception of the middle of the day, when it thawed a little. In the forenoon finished one of the front closets in the chamber, except the door; & in the afternoon repaired the window in the Hall Bed Room. Luman hauled up a load of boards from the mill for Barnes on sleigh; & then went with waggon & took another load from teh mill to R.R.
Sunday, 6
Weather more moderate, day cloud with snow falling a considerable portion of the time. Remained about the house during the day. In the evening wife & family attended a protracted methodist meeting at the Corners; which has been in progress some time, having commenced on the 19th of last month.
Monday, 7
Morning cloudy, balance of the day fair, & weather moderate. Commenced the other Closet in the chamber over the Sitting Room & spent sometime with Mr. Bunyan who called in the afternoon. Luman hauled two loads of boards from the mill, & one to the R.R. for Barnes. Mr. Griswold came at night. Wrote to Greeley & Co. in the evening.
Tuesday, 8
Weather cloudy through the day with cold southerly wind. Having agreed to meet Bunyan at the Huddle in the morning, went there & waited for him till 11 o’clock, proceeded with him to Troy, going by way of Wilcox & Ross’ job & taking dinner there, & rode home with Elon. Luman hauled for Barnes a load of boards from the mill & two to the R.R. Mr. Griswold here at night.
Wednesday, 9
Day cloudy & the middle & latter part rainy. Weather quite mild. Worked in the forenoon at the Closet in the chamber. In the afternoon went up to the Huddle calling at Roby’s shop, Griffin’s shop, & Taylor’s store. Luman hauled tow loads of boards for Barnes to the R.R., they having been brot from the mill before. Mr. Griswold here.
Thursday, 10
Day fair but quite cold & blustering. Worked a part of the day at the eastern Closet in the chamber over the Sitting Room. Luman went with team to haul logs for the Steam Mill. He took the waggon along & brought up a load of boards at night for Taylor. George called in the afternoon.
Friday, 11
Weather continues fair & is a little more moderate. Worked some in the forenoon in the chamber & finished the other Closet in the Bed Room. Afternoon went up to the Huddle, calling at the shops of Roby & Griffin, & at Taylor’s store. Luman took up load of boards to the R.R. for Taylor hauled two loads of logs for Steam Mill & brot up another load of boards for Taylor. Sam. & Amanda called & staid all night.
Saturday, 12
Day cloudy & weather mild. A light fall of snow. Lots of visitors. Sam went away after breakfast, Amanda remained. Mr. Upham & his wife & dau came with Lurenda. Mr. Rockwell brot Eliza Amanda came over, Stephen & Fiche Wm. & Vesta & Mary came towards night. Luman hauled load of boards for Taylor.
Sunday, 13
Principal part of the day cloudy & the weather continues moderate. Amanda came over in the morning to see her uncle Stephen’s folks. They departed before noon. Amanda Shepard went up the road with them. The Doctor came over & took supper with us. At night Luman went with a sleigh & carried the girls back to their schools.
Monday, 14
Day fair & the weather continues remarkably mild for the time of year. Worked part of the day in the chamber at laying out & preparing for making an arch under the roof of the projecion in front of the Bed Room. Luman went down to the Steam Mill, hauled two loads of logs there & a load of boards to the R.R. for Taylor.
Tuesday, 15
Day cloudy, raining some in the afternoon. Weather continues mild. Worked at the Bed Room in the chamber Put up the arch & put on some lath. Luman went down to the Steam Mill & hauled logs there till towards night, & then brought up a load of boards for Taylor. No company today at all.
Wednesday, 16
Thawed all night, day fair, & warm fields are getting bare, & the roads quite muddy. Worked part of the day at putting on the base in the recess under the arch & went up to the store at the Huddle. Luman hauled two loads of boards, which he had here at home, to the R.R. for Taylor. Harvey continues his attendence at school.
Thursday, 17
Morning fair, afterward cloudy, snowing some at night. Wind South & weather mild. Cased the window in the recess of the Bed Room & put on some lath. Luman hauled a load of boards from the mill to the R.R. for Taylor. George called in the morning. Jack Drake came in soon after, to have me ascertain the interest on a land contract. Griffin came in the evening.
Friday, 18
Latter part of the night rainy, forenoon cloudy, afternoon fair, & weather moderate. Put the facing onto the arch in the chamber & put on some lath. In the evening wrote a letter to J. D. Montange. Luman hauled a load of boards from the mill to the R.R. for Taylor. Jack called in the afternoon & Griffin again at night.
Saturday, 19
Morning fair & ground frozen, cloudy towards night & evening rainy. Worked at lathing in the chamber. Luman hauled a load of boards to Troy for Barnes. The Doctor & Amanda came over & took supper with us. Mr. Wetherck? & Miss Wilson called to see Eliza. They went to West Burlington & brought her back with them. They staid overnight.
Sunday, 20
Rainy through the night, continued through the morning, & till afternoon when the rain was succeeded by a boisterous wind from the west, & cooler weather. Remained at home with wife. Young people attended meeting at the Corners. Towards night our Alba visitors departed, & Eliza went back with Orrin Westgate. George & Amy called in the evening.
Monday, 21
Day cloudy, windy, & quite cold. Went up to the Huddle in the morning with Luman & brought home two small tables for the Sitting Room, that Roby had made, put on a few laths in the chamber & in the evening wrote a letter to Mr. Atkins. Luman got the horses shod & brought home 19 bu. oats from Luman Taylor’s. Br. Rockwell called.
Tuesday, 22
Ground frozen in the morning. Day fair warm & pleasant. Wrote letters to Alfred Bailey & Rhoda, & did but little besides on account of a very severe cold, affecting my lungs. Luman hauled a load of boards for Taylor from the mill to the R.R. Harvey continues his attendence at school. Geo. called in the course of the day.
Wednesday, 23
The weather continues fair, mild & pleasant. Roads getting muddy again. Feel some better than yesterday, but my cold very bad yet. Worked a little in the chamber at lathing & put in the base. In the evening commenced to write a letter to Br. Stephen A.? Shepard in Illinois. Luman hauled a load of boards for Taylor from the mill to R.R. Bunyan called in the evening.
Thursday, 24
Stormy night & lowry morning. Balance of the day fair, & weather cooler. Worked some at lathing Bed Room in the chamber, & spent considerable time with company. Mr. Arnout? called in the forenoon, Levi Taylor came in the afternoon, & after him Br. Streetor called. The roads are so muddy, that Luman did not use the team to day.
Friday, 25
Ground frozen hard in the morning, cloudy through the day, weather considerably colder, && about two inches of snow fell in the course of the day. Worked at lathing in the forenoon, & in the afternoon wrote a letter to Mr. Kinney at Harrisburg, & went up & delivered it to Levi Taylor. Luman went down to the Steam Mill & hauled up a load of boards for Taylor.
Saturday, 26
Fore part of the day cold & stormy, latter part fair & the weather more mild. Finished lathing the Bed Room in the chamber over the Sitting Room and spent some time repairing a lock on one of the drawers of writing table. Luman, after having some shoeing done, went up to the R.R. with load of Boards for Taylor & brot down some goods for him. Harry & Amanda called in the evening.
Sunday, 27
Day fair & moderate. Snow nearly gone again. Considerable wind in the evening. Children attended the methodist meeting at the Corners, the series having been continued – almost daily – since the 19th of Jan. In the afternoon went with wife over to the Doctor’s, & took supper there.
Monday, 28
Principal part of the day cloudy & the weather considerably colder than yesterday. Got out the mouldings for the window, doors, & face of the arch, of the Bed Room in chamber & put them on. Luman hauled load of boards for Taylor from Mill to R.R. & brought sown a load of flour for Phillips. Br. Rockwell called in the middle of the day. Griffin in the evening.
March
Tuesday, 1
Fore part of the day cold with flurries of snow. Latter part fair & more pleasant. Thawed but little. Spent some time with Griffin, assisting him in settlement with L. Jenkins. Worked some in the chamber, back of the Bed Room clearing it out & preparing it for finishing. Luman went down to the Steam Mill with the load of flour, hauled logs there till ngith, & brought up a load of boards for Taylor. Silas Bunyan came & commenced hauling ties.
Wednesday, 2
Day fair & pleasant & the weather a little more moderate. Thawed some. Dressed & put on the trimmings to the upper part of the chamber stairway leading from the Sitting Room. Luman hauled logs at the Steam Mill, & brought up another load of Taylor’s boards. John bush called in the afternoon.
Thursday, 3
Morning cloudy, windy & cold. A storm of sleet commenced before noon & continued through the day & evening. Commenced dressing stuff & laying the floor of the Ante room & back Bed Room in the chamber. Luman being lame did work. He went over to West Burlington & brought Eliza home her school being out. Harvey went up to R.R. with load of Taylor boards.
Friday, 4
Fore part of the day fair & warmer. Latter part cloudy with some snow and rain. Worked at the floor in the chamber same as yesterday. Luman, continuing lame, took some buckwheat from Fowler’s to the mill. Harvey hauled ties with Silas. They, each of them, hauled a load to R.R. & brought another from the hill. Br. Wells came late last evening. He went over to Drake’s towards night.
Saturday, 5
Day cloudy & dull, & the weather quite moderate. Roads getting very muddy again. Worked a little at the chamber floor, & spent some time reading. Silas & Harvey took their loads of ties to the R.R. & brought each of them another load from the hill to the Huddle. Br. Wells returned from Drake’s. Lurenda came home.
Sunday, 6
Morning cloudy, balance of the day fair. The weather continues quite mild. Spent the day with the family & Br. Wells at home. Amanda came over in the forenoon. Amy made a call at night. Curtis Calkin, who came with Lurenda last night, & left early this morning, called for her again tonight.
Monday, 7
Morning fair, warm & pleasant. Afternoon cloudy with indications of more rain. Frost nearly out of the ground & roads very muddy. Finished the floors of the ante room & back Bed Room in the chamber. Luman hauled a load of ties from Stottenburn’s(?) to the R.R. Br. Wells made himself a pair of slips. Jim Gee called in the forenoon. George in the afternoon.
Tuesday, 8
Morning cloudy, & principal part of the day rainy, with a little sprinkling of snow at night. Worked at putting up partition studs in the chamber. Br. Wells worked at copying & revising his poem. Luman went down to the sash factory & brought up from the Steam Mill a few planks for partitions. Griffin called in the evening.
Wednesday, 9
Day fair, & the weather very mild & pleasant. Roads very muddy. Finished putting up the studs & commenced getting out & putting on the base in the back Bed Room. Br. Wells went away to stay a spell at Mr. Bunyan’s. The boys worked at getting some wood from the north fields.
Thursday, 10
Day fair & quite warm. The spring birds have made their appearance. Finished the base in the back Bed Room in the chamber & put in false rafters for lathing. Sold 4 cows to D. Lilley for $110.00 & received $1.50 for driving them to his farm in Columbia. Luman commenced breaking up the Hickory field on the hill. Harvey chopped wood at the door.
Friday, 11
Morning & forenoon fair & warm, afternoon cloudy, & evening rainy with brisk wind from the south. Cased & put in the window to the back Bed Room, & commenced putting on the lath. Luman worked at plowing on the hill. Harvey attended to matters about the house & barn. Elon called in the morning & George came in soon after.
Saturday, 12
Heavy rain in the night, causing very high water in the streams. Day fair & warm. Did some lathing & other work in the chamber, & went down to the P.O. for my mail matter & to Robert’s for Wm. Griffin. Luman plowed on the hill. Elon called in the morning & Br. Rockwell in the afternoon, & Doctor Pepper in the evening.
Sunday, 13
The weather continues fair & pleasant and is quite warm and springlike. The roads are becoming considerably dry. Remained at home during the day & evening. Some of the family attended meeting at the Huddle in the forenoon, & at the Corners in the evening. Edward called in the afternoon. Orrin Westgate spent most of the day here.
Monday, 14
Forenoon fair & warm. Afternoon cloudy windy, & – towards night – rainy. Went to Troy with the boys & team. Helped Harvey drive the cows, sold to Lilley as far as the village, & from thence he proceeded with them alone to Columbia. He staid over night. Did some business at Pomeroy’s, got 12 bu. lime of Paine, & returned with Luman.
Tuesday, 15
Very heavy wind with rain in the night. Forenoon partially clear; afternoon cloudy. Weather continues mild. Put up some clothes hooks in the west Hall, & worked some at lathing. Luman plowed on the hill in the Hickory field. Harvey returned in the afternoon, having staid over night at Uphams. John Bush called in the afternoon.
Wednesday, 16
Weather clear & cloudy, with considerable wind in the forepart of the day. Worked part of the day at lathing in the chamber. Luman finished plowing the hickory field, & brought a load of ties from Stottenburr’s. Bunyan called in the forenoon. Mr. Redington called in the afternoon & I paid $110.00. Jefferson & his wife called in the evening.
Thursday, 17
Day fair till towards night, then cloudy with indications of rain. Continues warm. Worked in the chamber at lathing the back Bed Room. Silas came in the morning; Luman took off his load of ties, & they went over to Stottenburr’s & got each of them a load & went to R.R. & then went over & got each of them another load. Wife went up to see Valentine’s wife.
Friday, 18
Rainy night, rainy morning, balance of the day cloudy with occasional dashes of rain with high wind & rain in in the evening. Worked at boarding & trimming the garret stairway. Luman & Silas hauled their loads to the R.R. & brought over from the woods, each of them another. Br. McDougall called a short time in the afternoon.
Saturday, 19
High wind & rain in the night causing another freshet, high wind through the day with flurries of snow & colder weather. Worked some at the garret stairway, & fitted in & framed the sidelights in the Hall. Luman went up to the R.R. with load of ties & to Bunyan’s & got some grain for horse feed. Harvey went down to the factory & got some sash. Lurenda came home having concluded her school. John Bush & Valentine called in the afternoon.
Sunday, 20
Boisterous wind through the night, day fair, considerable wind, & weather cool. Attended meeting at the Huddle & heard Br. McDougall. Wife staid to attend the evening meeting. Samuel called & some young poeple, they took tea with us. Towards night went over to the Doctor’s to see them a little while.
Monday, 21
Morning fair & still, latter part of the day cloudy. Weather considerably warmer. Commenced making the garret stairs. Luman hauled ties with Silas. They hauled each of them two loads from Stottenburr’s taking the first loads to the R.R. Harvey worked at digging up a pine stump in the dooryard. George called in the morning.
Tuesday, 22
Principal part of the day cloudy with some rain in the forenoon. The weather warm again. Worked at making a cupboard under the garret stairs. Luman & Silas hauled ties. They went two trips to the R.R. & one to Stottenburr’s. Harvey attended to the chores & worked some at digging stumps. Orrin Westgate called in the evening.
Wednesday, 23
Day fair, warm, & pleasant. Completed the garret stairs & cupboard. Afternoon went with the family to Drake’s sugar works to eat some warm sugar. Luman & Silas hauled ties. They went twice to the woods & once to the R.R. Harvey employed around the house & garden. George called in the forenoon, David Sayles in the afternoon, & Oscar towards night.
Thursday, 24
Weather warm, thundershower in the forenoon, balance of the day fair. Cased the doors of the cupboard & garret, & posted some accounts for Griffin. Luman & Silas hauled ties. They went two trips to the R.R. & one to the woods. Harvey worked at clearing off the garden & digging out the cellar drain. George called.
Friday, 25
Morning warm & fair, – Afternoon cloudy & considerably cooler. Heard the frogs in the morning. Feeling a little unwell did not work much. Went down to the Corners, left a letter at the P.O. for Mr. Erasus(?) Philips(?) & went to the shop & got Abe to make some rods to fasten the partition wall to the chimney in the chamber. Luman hauled two loads of ties from the woods & one to the R.R.
Saturday, 26
Forenoon cloudy & cold with flurries of snow. Afternoon more pleasant. Worked a little at door cases in the ante room. Finished one opening into the front Bed Room. Luman hauled two loads of ties to the R.R. & one from the woods. Br. Wells called in the afternoon & staid with us overnight. Received a letter from Mr. Atkins.
Sunday, 27
Morning cloudy & cool, & snowed enough to cover the ground. Afternoon warmer & more pleasant, rainy at night. Staid about the house through the day not going out farther than the barn. Eliza & Luman went to Alba. Br. Wells left in the afternoon for Mr. Bunyan’s. Edward & Percival called in the evening.
Monday, 28
Rained considerable in the course of the night. Morning fair & day mild & pleasant. Boarded the east wall of the Kitchen Chamber. Luman & Silas continue the business of hauling ties. They performed two trips to the woods & one to the R.R. Harvey worked at stoning the cellar drain & attended to the chores. Mr. Gregory called in the afternoon.
Tuesday, 29
Fore part of the day rainy with considerable wind, latter part cloudy with some sunshine. The fields begin to look green. Made a door to open from the Ante Room into the kitchen chamber & spent some time with Elon who called in the afternoon. Luman & Silas made one trip to the R.R. with ties, & another to the woods. Harvey worked at filling the cellar drain.
Wednesday, 30
Day fair & pleasant. Made a door case & hung the door between the anteroom & the Kitchen chamber. Went up to the Huddle & traded a little at the store. Luman hauled two loads of ties to the R.R. which finished the job. Harry Bailey called in the afternoon. Mr. Bunyan called at night & cut some glass for me in the evening.
Thursday, 31
Forenoon fair & windy, afternoon cloudy & squally, & fair again at night. Put the glass into the side lights in the Hall, put the latch on the Kitchen chamber door, put on some of the base in the Ante Room, & went to the Steam Mill with Luman, traded some there & got some lath & plank of Barnes. In the afternoon Luman brought his Aunt Eliza & Jane to our house for a visit, & Jeff. came in the evening.
April
Friday, 1
Freezing night, day fair & weather warmer. Worked at making door cases in the Ante Room. The boys took up a load of boards for Taylor to the R.R. which had been left here for some time, & brought home a load of sand from Luther’s, & then brought another. Elon George & Jack called in course of the day.
Saturday, 2
Morning frosty, day fair, warm & pleasant. Finished the door cases & the base in the anteroom, went up to the Huddle & traded some at the store & agreed with Roby to turn a newel-post; & went down to the Corners & got Abe to prepare a rod to attach the rail to the chimney. Luman hauled a load of sand & afternoon with Harvey hauled rails over the creek. Mr. Pepper called.
Sunday, 3
Day principally fair with considerable heavy wind. Weather moderately warm. Remained about the house with wife during the day. The girls attended meeting at the Huddle & staid to the evening meeting. Harvey went after Mary on the mountain in Leroy, she having gone home with Francis on friday last.
Monday, 4
Cloudy & windy with flurries of snow Weather colder. Put corner casings on the chimney, & commenced lathing the Ante room. Went up to the Huddle called at the store & at Roby’s for the Newell Post. Boys worked over the creek clearing off stumps. George Valentine, Jack, & Barnum called in the course of the day.
Tuesday, 5
Day cold & windy, with clouds & sunshine alternately, & at night squalls of snow. Worked at lathing till towards night, & then went over to Drake’s, took tea there & came home with wife. The boys worked over the creek – Luman at breaking up on the hill, & Harvey at picking up & burning roots & stumps.
Wednesday, 6
Day fair & not quite as windy & cold as yesterday. Worked part of the day at lathing & spent considerable time with company. Had calls by Elon, John Simpson, Oscar, Br. Champney, Roby, George & Edward, in the course of the day. Luman plowed over the creek in the forenoon, & in the afternoon he went to Troy to get some nails & some hair. Harvey went to the Steam mill to get some tobacco.
Thursday, 7
Weather more pleasant & fair, & some warmer than yesterday. Finished lathing the inside of the back Bedroom & the Anteroom, & commenced to make the fail for balustrade. Luman plowed on the south hill. Oscar came to make the mortar for plastering. Harvey assisted him. Elon & Jim Gee called in the evening.
Friday, 8
Weather clear, cloudy, cool, with several flurries of snow in the course of the day. Worked a little at the railing, & spent some time at Abe’s shop to get some irons made to secure the rail & newell post. Luman worked at plowing on the south hill. Harvey, besides doing the chores, worked at filling the cellar drain.
Saturday, 9
Ground white with snow in the morning, day fair with but little wind, & the the weather not very warm. Finished the balustrade at the head of the stairs in the anteroom, & put down the floor in the garret over the front Bedroom. Luman worked at plowing on the south hill. Harvey attended to chores & worked some at filling the cellar drain. At night Byron Smith with Orr. Westgate called.
Sunday, 10
Principal part of the day cloudy & unpleasant with a very little rain. The weather continues cool with freezing nights. Remained at home during the day. The girls attended meeting at the Huddle in the forenoon & from thence Lurenda went up to Valentine’s to see his wife who is failing fast.
Monday, 11
Heavy rain in the night, morning rainy, middle of the day fair, latter part, & evening rainy attended with lightning, & the weather much warmer. Made preparation & commenced putting on some siding to the west end of the main building. Luman went to Barna Turner’s & got a load of ties for him, to be hauled to the R.R. Valentine’s wife died this morning at 9 o’clock.
Tuesday, 12
Day fair & pleasant. Weather quite warm. Finished the cornice in front of the main building, & made the return at the southwest corner. Luman went up to the R.R. with the load of ties for Turner, & hauled another load from the woods which he delivered there. Harvey repaired fence. Wife went up to Valentine’s. Had calls from George & Harry.
Wednesday, 13
Day fair & very warm. Some clouds towards night. Dressed & put some more siding to the west end, & worked some at the raking cornice. Luman went with the girls to Alba to attend the funeral of Valentine’s wife. Harvey hauled a load of ties for Turner. Mr. Fleming called.
Thursday, 14
Rainy night, rainy morning, cloudy day, & cooler weather. Finished putting down the floor in the western portion of the garret in the forenoon & in the afternoon did not do much. – The boys gathered up some grass seed about the barn & took it over the creek & brought up a load of wood.
Friday, 15
Morning frosty & foggy. Day fair & moderately cool. Made a door for the garret stairway, hung it & put on the latch in the forenoon. In the afternoon did but little except to wait on Oscar some(?) who came in the morning & put the first coat of plastering in the Sitting Room, stair way & three rooms in the west part of the chamber. Harvey tended & Luman broke up a piece over the flat for potatoes.
Saturday, 16
Principal part of the day cloudy & the weather cold, windy, & squally. Worked a little at the cornice at the west end of the main building. Luman, after going to mill in the morning, plowed a piece on the flat for oats. Harvey worked some at repairing fence. George called in the forenoon, & Valentine in the afternoon.
Sunday, 17
Day mainly clear & the weather quite cool. Remained about the house during the day, the girls attending meeting at the Huddle & Luman being somewhere as usual. Valentine called in the morning, and in the afternoon the Doctor & Amanda came & staid till after tea.
Monday, 18
Morning fair & frosty, day pleasant & the weather some warmer than yesterday. Made & put in the bed moulding in the western rake & commenced making frames for the west end of the garret. Oscar worked at the plastering & finished the Ante Room & the front Bed Room. Harvey tended. Luman hauled a load of sand & dragged some on the north hill, preparing for oats.
Tuesday, 19
Morning fair & balance of the day cloudy, & the weather cool. Finished & inserted the window frames in the west gable of the main building, put in the windows, & put on some siding. Oscar finished plastering rooms in chamber & walls of Sitting Room. Luman sowed the oats on the hill, & partly dragged them in.
Wednesday, 20
Shower in the night, day fair & a little warmer than yesterday. Went down tot he Corners in the morning & finished siding the west gable. Luman finished dragging in the oats on the hill, and sowed & partly dragged some on the flat. Sally & Mrs. Champney came for a visit. Jim Gee called.
Thursday, 21
Fore part of the day fair & pleasant, latter part cloudy, with rain towards night, continuing through the evening. Had Luman’s colt & Edward’s carriage & went with wife, by way of Leroy to Canton, to attend arbitration, leaving the woman to visit at Br. Rockwell’s. The trial concluding at night, went with wife to make a visit at Stockwell’s.
Friday, 22
Rainy night & commenced again in the morning, continuing through the day. After breakfast we started from Mr. Stockwell’s for home, calling on the way at Br. Rockwell’s, at Mr. Cosper’s & at Luther’s. Found that Oscar had been in & finished plastering the Sitting Room in the forenoon.
Saturday, 23
Another rainy night, continued to rain till afternoon, then changed to snow which continued to fall till sometime in the night. High water in the streams. Did a little at painting. Primed the chimney piece & painted some in the chamber. Boys did nothing more than chores. C. N. Sayles called in the forenoon & George in the afternoon.
Sunday, 24
Morning opened clear, & the weather continued fair through the day. Not so cold as yesterday. Snow all disappeared in the course of the day. Spent the day at home with wife & part of the family, the girls only attending meeting at the Huddle in the forenoon. Amanda came over & spent sometime with us, & towards night Darias Ross & his wife came in.
Monday, 25
Morning opened fair, then cloudy with sprinkling of rain, middle of day fair, & cloudy & rainy at night. Weather warmer. Finished priming the Ante Room. Luman hauled ties for Barna Turner. He went to the R.R. with one load & brought another from the woods. Harvey worked at repairing fences on the hill. Samuel called at noon & George afternoon.
Tuesday, 26
Forenoon, clouds & sunshine, afternoon & evening rainy & weather warm. Dressed out the crown mouldings for the western rakes. Luman hauled the load of ties for Turner to the R.R. & another load for Jenkins from L. Andrews. Br. Rockwell called & took dinner with us. Br. Wells came in the afternoon. Lilly brought a calf.
Wednesday, 27
Weather come cooler & cloudy till towards night. Put the crown moulding on to the west rake. Went up to the Huddle & got a few shingle nails. & put on some shingle to the west end. Sold Mr. Vroman(?) half ton of hay. Spent the afternoon with Daniel Shepard who called to see me. Br. Wells left for Leroy. Oscar came & topped out chimney in south building. Valentine called. Luman hauled a load ties for Jenkins to R.R. & another from woods.
Thursday, 28
Morning frosty, day fair, warm & very pleasant. Finished shingling the roof & trimmed the ridge of the main building. Luman went up to the R.R. with load of ties for Jenkins & in the afternoon the boys hauled stones off the meadow east of the house. Br. Wells returned from Leroy in the afternoon.
Friday, 29
Some frost in the morning, weather fair & similar to yesterday. Put on a part of the ridge boards to the roof of the main building & afternoon went with Br. Wells over to Bunyan’s. The boys picked up & hauled off stones from the meadow, & hauled some manure onto the garden & ground in front of the house.
Saturday, 30
The weather continues fair warm & pleasant. Dressed out some stuff for window sash, & spent sometime in reading the papers. The boys hauled some more manure, plowed a part of the garden & the ground in front of the house, & sowed & dragged in some oats west of the barn. In the afternoon Mr. Pepper came after Lurenda to commence her school. Mr. Monroe called & paid me $1.00 balance for hay.
May
Sunday, 1
Fine pleasant weather continues. The ground is beginning to become dry again Remained at home with wife, the rest of the family attended the meetings at the Huddle in the forenoon & afternoon. Towards night the Doctor and Amanda came over & spent a short time with us.
Monday, 2
The weather continues remarkably pleasant & warm. Framed & put the sash together for the two front gables. The boys hauled & spread manure on the piece of ground east of the waggon house & hauled some hay to Roby. Towards night Robert Shedden called.
Tuesday, 3
Fine, pleasant weather continues & is growing warmer. Finished the sash for the two front gables, fitted them on the windows & primed them. Sowed a little flax. The boys finished sowing oats, & Luman went over to Bunyan’s & got some Buckwheat & the flax seed. Valentine called. Paid David Sayles $3.00 on balance of township tax.
Wednesday, 4
Warm pleasant weather continues. Commenced to make the doors for the closets for the Front Bedroom in the chamber. The boys went over the creek & resumed the clearing off & breaking up a piece of ground on the hill for corn. George called in the afternoon.
Thursday, 5
Weather delightful. It continues fair & warm. Finished the closet doors & hung them & put on the latches. Put another coat of paint on the sash for the front gables. Luman worked at breaking up over the creek. Harvey repaired fence. David Sayles called in the evening.
Friday, 6
Very warm day. Forenoon fair & afternoon smoky & partially cloudy. Made some putty, set the glass in the two front gable windows, & fitted sash into the remaining front windows below. The boys dug & hauled earth from the northeast corner of the house onto the garden to grade it. Wife went up to Isaac’s to see Abby.
Saturday, 7
The weather continues warm & smoky with clouds in the afternoon. Fitted in the sash to the front windows of the chamber. Made some putty & set the glass in a window below. The boys manured & plowed the balance of the garden. Harvey planted some peas, & Luman commenced dragging corn ground.
Sunday, 8
Weather continues very warm, & similar in other respects to several last preceeding days. Remained at home with wife & Harvey. Amanda came over, & in the afternoon we went home with her & took tea there. At night Br. Wells came & tarried with us.
Monday, 9
Forenoon warm & smoky, & the afternoon cloudy & showery with considerable thunder. Worked a bit at looking up & slitting some lumber for doors. Luman worked at dragging the corn ground till driven off by the rain. Harvey repaired fence on the north hill. Br. Wells remained. Valentine called & also Mr. Roby.
Tuesday, 10
North east storm commenced last night & continues through the day. Weather colder & water high. Worked part of the day & made a door for cupboard in the chamber. The boys worked some at the barn threshing some poor wheat. Uncle Churchill called & took dinner. George came in. Br. Wells departed.
Wednesday, 11
Weather cloudy & dull with a little rain in the morning & some more again at night. Wind continues from the N. E. Trimed & hung the cupboard door & commenced to make one fro the front Bed Room. The boys worked at repairing the fences on the north hiss.
Thursday, 12
Cleared off in the morning, day fair & weather quite warm again. Finished the door for the opening between the Anteroom & the front Bedroom in the chamber, hung it & put on the latch. The boys worked over the creek at repairing fences. In the afternoon Luman worked at dragging on the corn ground. Alanson called in the morning & took breakfast. The Doctor & Amanda called at night.
Friday, 13
Weather warm & fair. Towards night a little showery. Made a door for the rear bedroom in the chamber. fitted in, went up to the store & got some butts & hung it. The boys worked over the creek , Harvey at repairing fences, & Luman at the corn ground. He finished dragging & commenced marking it. Lurenda came home.
Saturday, 14
Day fair & pleasant, & some cooler than yesterday. Put latch on door hung yesterday, put in several thresholds for doors in the chamber, & went down tot he P.O. & sawmill. The boys having Jefferson & other help commenced planted the corn. Luther & Thomas Pratt called in the afternoon. Amanda was here.
Sunday, 15
Fair weather continues & is quite warm again. Remained about the house during the day except to walk about the farm a little. The Messes Roberts, who staid here last night went away with the girls to meeting at the Huddle. Valentine with Volney & his wife & others were here in the afternoon. Erastus called at night. Lurenda went back to her school.
Monday, 16
Weather fair till towards night & then became cloudy & windy. Went down to the sawmill & brought home a board to make some parcels & then made & hung a door opening from the Anteroom into the hall in the chamber. The boys planted corn over the creek . Had Hank to help them. Valentine called.
Tuesday, 17
Day cloudy with cool south wind. Rained a little in the morning. Nor feeling very well, did but little work today – The boys having Erastus to help, finished planting our corn in the forenoon & in the afternoon Erastus & Harvey planted for Drake, & Luman plowed a garden for Jake.
Wednesday, 18
The weather continues cloudy with south wind, & is some warmer. Towards night another rain commenced & continued through the evening. Worked at finishing & inserting window frame in the eastern part of the house. Luman planted corn for Jefferson. Harvey planted a piece of potatoes in front of the house in the forenoon, & planted corn for Drake in the afternoon.
Thursday, 19
Rained through the night, cleared off in the morning, weather very warm, & thunder clouds in the afternoon. Finished putting in the window frames in the lower room of the main body of the house. The boys worked at hauling manure on to the potato ground on the flat. Had no visitors today.
Friday, 20
Clouds & fog in the morning, balance of the day fair & warm. Made a frame for the gable in the forenoon, & then assisted wife to put down some carpet & move some beds in. Tinkered the old clock & moved it into the kitchen, & engaged in tinkering generally. The boys finished manuring the potato ground on the flat. Late Andrus called.
Saturday, 21
Principal part of the day cloudy & the weather very warm. A little rain in the morning. Made the sash for the eastern gable window & repaired the old stand. The boys worked on the flat at the potato ground, Harvey at spreading the manure & Luman at dragging & ridging it. Br. Hubbell came in the afternoon, & Valentine in the evening. They tarried over night.
Sunday, 22
Showers in the night & the morning cloudy with a little rain. Balance of the day fair. Br. Hubbell & Valentine went away in the morning after breakfast. Ezra Loomis & his wife called in the forenoon, George in the afternoon, the Doctor & Amanda were here at tea, & Jack. & Letty came towards night.
Monday, 23
Slight frost in the morning. Day fair & pleasant. Put the window frame & sash into the east gable, & finished the other frame for the chamber. The boys with Parsons to help, marked the ground & planted the potatoes on the flat. Luman worked on the road in the afternoon with the team.
Tuesday, 24
Morning cool, & the day fair & pleasant. Finished & put in the frames for the east windows of the chamber & fitted some sash. The boys worked on the road with the team. In the morning Harvey worked over a part of the garden with the cultivator, & Luman got a horse shoe set, & at night they washed the sheep.
Wednesday, 25
Weather fair & warm. In the forenoon finished a windowframe & fitted in some sash. In the afternoon visited with Henry Brigham, who with his wife came to see us. Lurenda came with them. George & Amy, & the Doctor & Amanda also came, & Valentine was here. In the evening called with wife at George’s where Henry staid. The boys worked on the road.
Thursday, 26
The weather continues fair & warm. In the afternoon there were some light thunder showers. Worked a little at putting in the window frame in the chamber & balance of the day did nothing. Luman hauled a load of boards for Taylor from the mill to the R.R. Harvey worked on the road. Luman brot down some goods from the depot for Taylor.
Friday, 27
Weather similar to yesterday, fair in the forenoon & thunder showers in the afternoon. Worked at taking off the roof & cornice from the east end of the north Leanto, in order to build it up like the wing in front. Went over to Drake’s to tea. Luman hauled two loads of Boards from the mill & one to the R.R. for Taylor. Harvey planted corn for his uncle Harry.
Saturday, 28
Weather clear & cloudy at intervals, & is considerably cooler. Worked part of the day, at the frame work of the north east wing, & removed the mortar bed. Luman hauled two loads of Boards to the R.R. & one from the mill for Taylor. Harvey finished the road tax, & worked some in the garden. Sam. Rockwell called.
Sunday, 29
Weather very nearly the same as yesterday. A little rain at night. Staid at home with wife. Balance of the family attended sunday school, & meeting at the Huddle & Corners. The Doctor & Amanda came over & spent some time with us in the middle of the day. George called & also Jefferson.
Monday, 30
Day partially clear & a little warmer. Rained a little in the middle of the day. Framed & put up the rafters on the north east wing & formed the arch for the alcove in the chamber. – Luman hauled two loads of boards from the mill, & one to the R.R. for Taylor. Harvey helped his mother to plant the garden.
Tuesday, 31
Morning cloudy, forenoon fair, afternoon & evening cloudy again, with an uninterrupted rain. Worked a little in the forenoon at the north east wing. Did nothing in the afternoon. Luman hauled a load of boards to the R.R. & brought another from the mill for Taylor. Harvey worked about the barn in the forenoon.
June
Wednesday, 1
Rained through the night day partially fair. Went up to the Huddle in the morning calling at Roby’s & the store. Worked a little at the north wing, & spent the balance of the day with Bunyan who called on me. Luman hauled two loads of Boards to the R.R. & one from the mill for Taylor.
Thursday, 2
Morning cloudy, forenoon fair, afternoon thunders showers, & the day very warm. Finished putting in the studs & rough boarding the upper part of the north east wing, & commenced putting on the cornice besides posting books for Griffin. Luman hauled load Boards for Taylor from mill to R.R. In the afternoon Mr. Parker came & sheared the sheep. Daisy heifer brought a calf.
Friday, 3
Fore part of the day fair, in the afternoon a little rain & weather warm. Posted books for Griffin the principal part of the day. In the afternoon went over the creek & showed Harvey how to lay some fence. Luman helped Harvey repair brush fence in the forenoon, & afternoon hauled a load of Boards for Taylor from M. to R.R.
Saturday, 4
Morning cloudy & quite cold. Flake of snow were seen in the course of the day. Spent the day posting books for Griffin, & reading my newspapers. Luman hauled two loads of Boards for Taylor from the mill & one to the R.R. He also went over to Mr. Upham’s towards night. Harvey worked over the creek at making rail fence by the side of the corn.
Sunday, 5
A little frost in some places this morning. The day fair & weather cool. Remained about the house during the day. Valentine who came last evening, went away this morning after breakfast. The Doctor and Amanda came in the afternoon and remained with us till after supper. Several youngsters called in the course of the afternoon.
Monday, 6
Some Frost this morning. Day fair & warmer than yesterday. Employed at posting books for Griffin. Luman hauled two loads of Boards for Taylor to the R.R. & brought one of them from the mill. Harvey worked over the creek at making fence. Wife & part of the family attended the funeral of Andrus child.
Tuesday, 7
Day fair with brisk south wind. The weather grows warmer again. Spent the principal part of the day at Griffin’s books. Towards night went over the Creek & helped Harvey a little at repairing brush fence. Luman hauled two loads of Boards from the mill for Taylor, & one of them to the R.R.
Wednesday, 8
Heavy thundershower before light in the morning, rained till towards noon, then cleared off smart thundershower in the afternoon, & clear at night. Quite unwell with rheumatism but worked at posting Griffin’s accounts the principal part of the day. Luman in the afternoon went with the team to Columbia for Percival. Harvey worked at removing the rubbish from the cellar.
Thursday, 9
Day fair & the weather is some cooler than it was before the shower. Continued to work at Griffin’s books. Luman hauled two loads of Boards for Taylor to the R.R. & brought one of them from the mill. Harvey employed at the fences over the creek building & repairing.
Friday, 10
Rain storm commenced in the morning & continued till afternoon. Then clear & cool. Finished posting Griffin’s books from Jan. 1855 until last Jan. Luman hauled two loads of Boards from the mill & one of them to the R.R. for Taylor. Harvey hoed a little in the garden & worked some at fence over the creek. George made a call in the afternoon.
Saturday, 11
Considerable frost in the morning. Day fair & quite cool. Put on the ??? cornice and boarded the roof of the north east wing, & in the afternoon read the newspapers. Luman hauled two loads of boards to the R.R. for Taylor, taking one of them from the mill. Harvey employed over the creek as usual. Lurenda came home with her aunt Amanda. Hiram Landon called at night.
Sunday, 12
Frost again this morning. Day fair & cool with South wind. Went over to Leroy and attended the general meeting there. Discourse by Br. McDougall. Wife and girls also attended. They went with Geo. Returning called at Br. Rockwell’s & took tea in company with Br. Wood, & also made a call at the Doctor’s.
Monday, 13
Forenoon cloudy with a little rain, afternoon fair with light showers towards night. Weather cool. Went up to the Huddle in the forenoon & spent some time at the Tannery. Afternoon did nothing. The boys worked over the creek at the fence & put the cattle over there into pasture. George made a call in the afternoon, & towards night Leander & Fidelia Landon called.
Tuesday, 14
Principal part of the day fair & the weather very warm. Thunder showers around us in the afternoon & in the evening. Worked a little in the forenoon & shingled one side? of the roof of the northeast wing. Did nothing the latter part of the day being troubled with ???? The boys worked over the creek, Luman at plowing for buckwheat & Harvey at the fences.
Wednesday, 15
Day fair & warm with brisk wind in the afternoon & thundershower in the evening. Worked a little at the house. Put up a scaffold & shingled the east side of the northeast wing. Went up to the Huddle in the afternoon. Luman plowed over the creek, & Harvey worke at putting composition on the corn.
Thursday, 16
Showers in the night, day partially cloudy & weather cooler. Did but little work, spent some time with Sam. Rockwell who called in the forenoon, & with George who came in the afternoon. Luman plowed a short time in the morning, but the ground being too wet he went to work with Harvey at the corn.
Friday, 17
Day dull cloudy & cool. Afternoon rainy. Put up a scaffold & worked some at putting on the returns of the cornice of the northeast wing. Luman plowed some over the creek for buckwheat. Harvey worked at setting brush in the garden for the peas. David Sayles called in the forenoon & Valentine came towards night & took supper with us.
Saturday, 18
Day fair & weather continues cool. Finished the returns of the cornice of the north east wing, did some writing for Sam. Rockwell & spent sometime at the Corners waiting for the mail. Luman hauled a load of Boards for Phillips from mill to R.R. & plowed a little. Harvey hoed the potatoes by the house. Bunyan called at night.
Sunday, 19
Weather continues fair & is a little warmer than yesterday. Remained at home through the day, some of the family attending meeting at the Huddle. The Doctor & Amanda came over & spent sometime with us. Valentine was also here. Harvey went home with the Dr. & had a tooth extracted.
Monday, 20
Morning rainy, balance of the day fair & warm, & the evening showery. Started on foot in the morning for West Burlington met Mr. Parker on the way & paid him for shearing sheep, visited with Mr. Stevens till towards night, & then returned home. Luman finished plowing for Buckwheat, & commenced cultivating the corn. Harvey planted a few beans & repaired some bars.
Tuesday, 21
Weather moderately warm, day fair except a Little dash of rain in the afternoon. Worked some at putting on the raking cornice to the northeast wing. The boys worked at the corn with both horses one of them with the cultivator & the other with the plow. In the evening Samuel Rockwell & Levi(?) Jenkins called to execute their contract.
Wednesday, 22
Day fair, weather moderately warm & cool at night. Made & put on the crown mouldings to the northeast gable & put on the shingle over the rake. Luman went up to the blacksmith shop & the mill in the morning & then worked with Harvey in the cornfield at plowing & cultivating same as yesterday.
Thursday, 23
Day fair till towards night, then a thunder shower & rain through the evening. Weather some warmer than for several days past. Worked a little at putting up the fence & putting in some studs to the north east wing. The boys finished plowing and cultivating the corn about the time the rain commenced. Mr. Barnes and Mr. Phillips called to make a contract for the sale of lumber. Elon also called.
Friday, 24
Rainy night & rainy morning. Balance of the day fair & warm. Went with wife to visit at Br. Rockwell’s and Samuel’s. Luman went with the horses & waggon to carry us up in the morning & came up & brought us home at night. Harvey worked some at clearing out the cellar.
Saturday, 25
Heavy thunder shower in the night, morning lowry & balance of the day fair. Finished the cornice & put on a part of the siding to the north east gable. Went down to the Corners & got the papers & read them in the afternoon. Luman went to Troy with Eliza. He brought home a barrel of salt.
Sunday, 26
Weather fair & some warmer than it has been of late. No rain since yesterday morning. Remained at home with wife during the day except to go over the creek towards night to see the corn & the cattle. Found the corn to be larger than any I have seen. George called in the afternoon.
Monday, 27
Weather fair & warm. Put a bail on a paint pot, finished siding N. E. gable, primed it & took down the scaffold, erected a scaffold across the east end of the house & went up to the Huddle & got some nails. The boys hoed corn & had Avery boy to drag the buckwheat ground over to prepare it for sowing. Valentine called in the afternoon.
Tuesday, 28
Day fair & very warm. A little dash of rain from a thunder cloud in the middle of the day. Worked at dressing & putting on sidaing to the east end of the house. Luman sowed the Buckwheat in the forenoon & then hoed corn with Harvey. Avery boy drove the team to drag the Buckwheat.
Wednesday, 29
Weather continues very warm. Forenoon fair & afternoon showery with considerable thunder & lightning. Worked at the east end, dressing & putting on the siding. The boys had the Avery boy to help them again to day. They finished dragging in the Buckwheat, plowed out the potatoes on the flat one way besides hoeing corn, & getting the horses shod.
Thursday, 30
Day fair & the weather considerably cooler. Finished siding the upper part of the east end of the house. Luman went to Sugar Creek to haul a load of Boards from thence to Troy. Harvey finished bushing the peas, polled the beans and hoed some in the garden. George called in the afternoon.
July
Friday, 1
Weather continues fair & is quite warm again. Worked at priming the upper part of the east end of the house & some window sash. Luman went to Sugar Creek & hauled another load of Boards to Troy. Harvey hoed potatoes on the flat. Br. McDougall called in the forenoon. Lurenda came home.
Saturday, 2
Day fair & warm with thunder showers towards night attended with violent wind. Evening showery also. Did no work worth mentioning today. Went up to the Huddle & got the Tribune & spent the balance of the day reading the papers. Luman absent. Harve hoed potatoes a part of the day. Valentine called.
Sunday, 3
A considerable portion of the day was cloudy with a heavy shower about noon. Quite cool at night. Remained about the house during the day. The girls attended meeting at the Huddle. Valentine & Miss Jennings called in the afternoon. Also Amanda & Jefferson & his wife at night.
Monday, 4
Day fair & weather cool. Worked a part of the forenoon at the house, & went in the afternoon with wife over to Drake’s. The boys worked at the potatoes in the forenoon & spent the afternoon at play. Had a company of youngsters here in the afternoon, among whom was Loren Leonard & his wife. He put in a spring to one of the windows to Sitting Room for sample.
Tuesday, 5
A little frost in some places this morning. Day fair & some warmer than yesterday. Looked up some lumber & commenced dressing & putting on the outside base. The boys finished plowing the potatoes on the flat & nearly finished the hoeing. Lurenda having a vacation of two weeks spend her time in visiting.
Wednesday, 6
Day fair & weather warm. Spent some time in going about the farm. Worked some at the base & corner boards at the eastern part of the house. Luman commenced breaking up the east middle field for wheat. Harvey finished hoing the potatoes on the flat & resumed the corn. Luman Taylor called in the afternoon.
Thursday, 7
The weather continues pleasant & warm. Worked in the forenoon at putting in some lapped studs in the east part of the house & in the afternoon attended a barn raising at Levi Taylor’s. Was up to the store in the morning. Luman continued his plowing and Harvey worked at hoeing corn. Erastus called at night.
Friday, 8
Weather continues very warm. Day fair with indications of showers towards night. Commenced at the bottom of the east end of the house to put on the siding. Luman plowed before breakfast & then went to chop for Erastus. Harvey cultivated & hoed in the cornfield, & went over to Samuel Rockwell’s & got two bu. corn & left at the mill.
Saturday, 9
The weather continues fair & warm latter part of the day some cooler. The ground is becoming quite dry. Worked at dressing & putting on siding to the east end. Luman continued the plowing on the hill for summer fallow. Harvey hoed corn. The cow Cherry brought a calf.
Sunday, 10
Weather continues very pleasant warm & dry. Remained alone at home during the day. Valentine called in the morning. Family attended meeting at the Huddle. After meeting Mrs. Loomis, her sister, & her son & daughter called & remained till towards night. Lurenda went away with them.
Monday, 11
No change in the weather. It continues very pleasant, very warm & very dry. Continued my the same as yesterday. Luman worked at plowing & at night went after Lurenda over to Adam Calkins. Harvey hoed corn in the forenoon, & in the afternoon worked at plowing & hoeing the potatoes in front of the house.
Tuesday, 12
Weather fair & extremely warm. Worked some at siding & putting up a scaffold, went up to Luman Taylor’s meadow to see his moving machine operate & at evening went with wife down to Harry’s & over to Drake’s – Luman plowed & Harvey hoed potatoes below the house. Robert called in the morning to see? about going after huckleberries on the mountain.
Wednesday, 13
No change in the weather. Worked at sidding same as yesterday. Went down to the Corners to see about getting my boots mended. Luman plowed in the forenoon & then went down & brought up a load of Boards for Phillips. Harvey cultivated & hoed corn. Jefferson & Jane called in the evening.
Thursday, 14
Morning cloudy, but the clouds soon dissipated, & the day was fair & very warm. Finished siding & priming the east end of the house. Carried my boots down to Percival’s shop at noon & went after them at night. Luman finished the summer fallow in the forenoon, & in the afternoon worked at cultivating corn. Harvey hoed.
Friday, 15
Morning cloudy & considerable rain in the middle & latter part of the day. Went with wife & Lurenda in waggon with Drake & Amanda on to the Towanda mountain after Huckleberries, there being two other waggon loads in company. Made a tent there & camped out over night.
Saturday, 16
Heavy rain in the night morning cloudy & the afternoon fair. Picked berries till after noon, prepared & took our dinner, struck our tent & returned home. Had a very agreeable time considering the circumstances of unfavorable weather &c. Received a letter from E. R. Myer, Esq.
Sunday, 17
Weather fair & pleasant, & continues warm. Remained at home until afternoon & then went over the creek to see the young cattle & the crops, & from there went over to Drake’s & took tea wife having preceeded me. Had no company at home except Silas Bunyan who was with Luman, & a short call by Amy.
Monday, 18
Day fair & very warm. Thunder showers at night. Commenced siding the front of the house. In the afternoon went up to the Huddle to help Griffin set the waggon tires. Luman went up to work for Sam. Rockwell at his harvest. Harvey hoed a little corn. George made two calls.
Tuesday, 19
Rained considerable in the night. Day very warm with some light showers. Worked at siding front of the east wing. Luman came home from Rockwells. Harvey hauled a load of Boards for Phillips to R.R., Mrs. Stockwell & Amy called. Went with wife to Brigham’s in the evening to see them.
Wednesday, 20
Principal part of the day fair. Forenoon? very warm & cooler towards night. A little rain in the afternoon. Continued to work at siding the front. Went up to the Huddle & borrowed a few nails of Levi Taylor. Luman worked for Sam. Rockwell again at harvesting. Harvey hauled a load of Boards for Phillips from the mill to the R.R. & took up another that had been taken off the waggon.
Thursday, 21
Fore part of the day fair & warm, latter part cloudy & cooler. Finished siding the front of the east wing & primed it. The boys worked at harvesting. They cut & put up the rye over the creek. Wife went with Amy after raspberries up to Isaac’s. Had no company or calls today.
Friday, 22
Forenoon fair & tolerably warm. Afternoon partially cloudy with a little rain towards night. Worked at siding the upper part of of the front. Went up to the Tannery in the afternoon & got some nails of Mr. Martin. Luman brought up a load of Boards from the mill for Phillips, & then worked with Harvey cutting the clover east of the house.
Saturday, 23
Fore part of the day fair, clouds in the afternoon as usual. Weather cool. Continued my work of siding the upper front in the forenoon, & wrote a letter to Mr. Myer of Wysox. In the afternoon went to the P.O. got my mail matter, & read the papers. The boys finished cutting the clover east of the house, took load of Boards to the R.R. & with Hank to help, they hauled in four loads of hay.
Sunday, 24
Day fair & the weather continues considerably cool. Remained at home with wife. Picked the first mess of green Peas from the garden. Had the company of the Doctor and Amanda in the afternoon, Lurenda called with Miss White at tea time & Silas Bunyan was here with Luman.
Monday, 25
The day fair with a little dash of rain at night. Weather some warmer. Worked some at siding the upper front The boys plowed & hoed the beans in the forenoon, hauled the rye into the barn in the afternoon, threshed the scatterings, & hauled up from the mill a load of Boards for Phillips.
Tuesday, 26
Principal part of the day fair and the weather warm, but cooler at night with considerable wind from the west. Finished siding & priming the upper front, put on the base & cornerboards & commenced siding the front of the west wing. The boys went up to Samuel Rockwell’s to help him at haying.
Wednesday, 27
Morning cloudy & cool. After noon fair & some warmer. Worked at siding the front of the west wing. Luman went up to work for his uncle Luther – Harvey went up to the R.R. with load of Boards for Phillips in the morning & when he returned he went with the team to haul hay for Jack Drake.
Thursday, 28
Forenoon cloudy, afternoon fair. The middle of the day warm, & cool at morn. & eve. Worked at siding the front of the west wing. The boys worked for Samuel Rockwell at haying. Dan. Pomeroy called to buy cattle, said he would call again. George called towards night.
Friday, 29
Weather very nearly the same as yesterday, but not as cool at night. Finished siding the front of the west wing & commenced putting up the entablature over the front of the west Hall. Luman worked for his uncle Luther, & Harvey went with the team & hauled a load of boards from West Burlington to Troy. He got a keg of white lead & other article at Pomeroy’s.
Saturday, 30
Day fair & quite warm. Cooler at night as usual. Finished the entablature & primed it, & also primed the front of the west wing. Went down to the P.O. at noon & called at Percival’s shop. Luman worked for Luther & Harvey hauled another load of boards to Troy & brot home the Rolls.
Sunday, 31
The weather continues fair & is moderately warm. The ground is becoming quite dry, & the streams low. Remained about the house till afternoon & then went over to Drake’s & found mr. Bunyan there who returned with me & made a short call. Harvey is quite unwell.
August
Monday, 1
Rained some in the forenoon & the afternoon fair. Weather warm. Finished siding & priming the west end of the main building above the leanto. Luman worked at mowing in the orchard north of the house & went to the mill for a grist. Harvey continues unwell. Lurenda came home towards night & returned again. Red. a paper from Br. Wells.
Tuesday, 2
A Considerable portion of the day cloudy & thunder showers in the afternoon. Weather quite warm. Put on some corner boards & commenced siding the north side. Luman mowed in the forenoon & with the help of Ad. & myself, put the hay in the cock before the showers. Harvey does not get any better.
Wednesday, 3
Very warm day. Fair in the forenoon & thunder showers in the afternoon. Worked at siding the north side of the house, and went up to the Tannery & got some more nails of Mr. Martin. Luman had Abe. Mott to help him. They mowed some & got in one load & put the rest in the cock. Harvey remains about the same.
Thursday, 4
Weather continues quite warm. Morning cloudy & balance of the day showery – Worked in the forenoon some at siding the back side. Went up to the Huddle & got some tobacco. Luman mowed some in the forenoon, & in the afternoon he hauled up a load of Boards for Phillips from the mill to be taken to the R.R. Harvey continues unwell. He rode down to the Steam Mill in the forenoon, to get some things out of store.
Friday, 5
Principal part of the day cloudy & rained a very little. Continues warm. Worked part of the day at priming the north side of the N. W. wing. Luman hauled two loads of Boards to the R.R. for Phillips, bringing one of them from the mill. Harvey gets no better. In the forenoon Nelson Gilbert called.
Saturday, 6
Day fair & some cooler. Did a little at various things, went down to the P.O. & spent some time in reading the papers. Luman had Abe. & his brother to help him at haying. They mowed some below the barn & hauled to the barn loads. Br. McDougall called with the Mount Vernon picture.
Sunday, 7
Weather fair with some flying clouds, & is only moderately warm. Remained about the house through the day. Amanda came over in the forenoon & remained till sometime in the afternoon. Wife went home with her, & called at the Corners to see Jane & Hitty Griffin who is sick. Harvey is getting some better.
Monday, 8
The weather continues fair & warm. Worked part of the day putting on the frieze & bed moulding above the north stoop. Went in the morning to Julius’ to hear from the sick, & spent some time about the farm. Luman cut the oats on the flat & mowed some. Had Jake Avery to help. Harvey is better. Stranger called & tarried.
Tuesday, 9
Another fair & warm day. Finished the roof of the north stoop & commenced to put the siding on to the mail building above it. Luman worked at mowing & getting in hay. The stranger that staid with us last night, helped him. He remains with us to night. The got in 4 loads & left some our. Harvey is more unwell this afternoon.
Wednesday, 10
Weather much the same as yesterday. Very favorable for haying. Finished clapboarding the main body of the house. Luman continued to work a the haying. Mr. Hakes (the stranger) helped him again today. They got in three loads. Harvey does not get any better. He has considerable fever & does not sit up any today. His uncle Samuel called to see him this afternoon.
Thursday, 11
Weather similar to that of several preceeding days. Some clouds in the afternoon. Finished priming the north side of the main body in the forenoon, repaired the horse rake & went up to Br. Rockwells, & to the store in the afternoon. Harvey about the same. Sam. called again. Luman, Hakes, & Sam. Mott cut & hauled two loads of hay & one of oats, raked & bound the rest, & cut the oats west of the barn.
Friday, 12
Cloudy & rained a little in the forenoon & rained copiously in the afternoon. Worked some at the north stoop. Luman with Hakes, Abe, & Sam Mott, got in the balance of oats from flat, cut a portion of oats west of waggon house, & mowed till dinner. Harvey some better. Sam called again to see him.
Saturday, 13
Rainy night, cloudy morning, & fair in the afternoon. Put up the ceiling in the north stoop. Went to the P.O. Luman & Hakes mowed. Hakes painted the front door of west hall. Sam Mott hauled load of Boards for Phillips from mill to R.R. Harvey remains about the same as yesterday. Sam called again to see him. Lurenda came home. Marlin & Electa came in the afternoon for visit. Sarah here also. Justin Bothwell called.
Sunday, 14
Day fair & warm. Marlin came on foot from home early in the morning to get a halter he left here yesterday. Harvey continues about the same. In the afternoon Drake & Amanda were here, also Valentine, Erastus, Alfred, Silas & several other young people. At night Luman went to Franklin with Lurenda.
Monday, 15
Fair & warm with thunder shower in the afternoon. Worked at the stoop & helped put up some oats. Harvey appears some better again. Luman with Hakes, Abe & Sam got in 3 loads of hay, mowed some & raked & put up the oats west of the barn. Sam hauled a load of Boards for Phillips from mill to R.R. Luman went to West Burlington at night.
Tuesday, 16
Forenoon cloudy, afternoon fair & warm. Went to the Corners & to the Huddle in the forenoon, repaired pitchfork & worked in the hayfield in the afternoon. Luman & Hakes cradled oats in the forenoon & Hakes grained(?) the Hall door. In the afternoon they worked at the hay. They hauled in two loads. Sam hauled a load of Boards from mill to R.R. for Phillips. Harvey about the same. Valentine called.
Wednesday, 17
Fair & warm. Cooler at night. Finished the north stoop except the doorcase. Luman with Abe. & Sam got in five loads of hay & three? loads of oats from the two pieces below the road. Hakes worked on the hill at cradling oats. Harvey continues to have some fever. He improves very slowly. His uncle Sam. called again today.
Thursday, 18
Weather continues fair & very fine. Did very little work today, not feeling very well. Harvey appears to gain a little. Luman with Hakes, Abe. & Sam finished the mowing excep a little piece over the creek raked & bound a part of the oats on the hill, hauled in one load of them & two loads of hay from the flat.
Friday, 19
Forenoon cloudy with some rain. Afternoon fair & some cooler. Worked some at the door case opening into the north stoop. Harvey gains. Luman with Hakes, Abe & Sam raked the hay on the flat & got in 1 load before the rain. Hakes left after dinner. Luman & Sam in the afternoon got a load of wood & hauled two loads more of hay. Wife went down to(?)
Saturday, 20
Weather fair & warm. Cool at night. Finished the door case, commenced yesterday, went to the P.O. for mail matter, got a letter from Mr. Myer, & spent the afternoon with Valenting & Bunyan who called on me. Harvey begins to get about some. Luman with Abe & Sam finished getting in the oats – 3 loads – which closes the hay & harvest.
Sunday, 21
The weather continues fair & moderately warm. Remained about the house during the forenoon & in the afternoon went with wife over the creek to see the crops & from there we went to Drake’s where we remained till towards night.
Monday, 22
Fair pleasant day like the two preceeding. Luman got the horses shod & the waggon repaired in the forenoon. Sam hauled a load of Boards for Phillips from the mill to the R.R. in the afternoon. Harvey begins to do some chores. My business was priming the north stoop. George called in the afternoon & also Valentine. Sent letter by him to Mr. Myer.
Tuesday, 23
Weather fair & pleasant with South wind. Rained in the evening. Fitted in the window sash for the Dinidg Room, & commenced painting the Bed Room over the Sitting Room. Luman logged for Julius & Sam. hauled load of boards from West Burlington to Troy. Bunyan & Justin Bothwell called at night. Bothwell tarried.
Wednesday, 24
Rainy morning, & rain continued till towards night. Worked at painting in the chamber. Luman & Sam threshed some oats. Towards night Sam went to mill & then went down & brough up a load of Boards for Phillips to be taken to the R.R. Bothwell went away after breakfast.
Thursday, 25
Forenoon fair, afternoon cloudy & at night it rained
a little. In the forenoon painted in the ante room of the chamber in the
afternoon worked a little at getting out some rimber for door & spent
some time with company. Luman logged for Julius & Sam hauled load of
boards to Troy. Br. McDougall called & took dinner. Valentine called
in the afternoon.
Friday, 26
Clear & cloudy at intervals, with some little sprinklings of rain. Weather warm. Went to Elon’s in the morning & got a plank & worked some at the door to open into the north stoop. Luman logged for Julius. Sam hauled another load of boards from West Burlington to Troy. Elon called at night, & Valentine made two calls.
Saturday, 27
Principal part of the day fair, cloudy at intervals with a little rain. Finished & fitted in the door & spent some time reading the papers. At night went up to the Huddle & got the Tribune. Luman spent the day about the neighborhood. Sam hauled two loads of Boards for Phillips to the R.R. taking one from the ill. Harvey went with him. John Bush called.
Sunday, 28
Day fair & pleasant, but the weather considerably cool with indications of frost. Remained about the house during the day. Eliza only attended meeting at the Huddle. Sam left this morning his ter of half a month having expired, but her returned to commence another term of a month. Mary went to her father’s for a visit. Silas Bunyan? here in the afternoon.
Monday, 29
Morning cloudy, day cool & fair. Went to Sayles’ shop & got a plank & made a threshold for the front door. & wrote a deed for Elon who called for that purpose in the morning. Sam commenced dragging & plowing the summer fallow. Luman attended to various matters. Luther & Sally called in the middle of the day, & John Bush in the evening.
Tuesday, 30
Frost this morning in some places. Day fair & some warmer. Worked at the front door case. Luman dragged some with colts he having one to break for his uncle Luther. Sam plowed on the fallow. Luman Taylor called with Mr. Myer. At night Elon & Hezekiah called to get the deed I wrote yesterday & a note.
Wednesday, 31
Morning cloudy, forenoon fair & the afternoon cloudy with some rain. Cloudy again at night. Finished the front door case in the forenoon, & worked some in the afternoon at trimming the studs & putting on the inside casings. Luman worked some with the colts at dragging & went up to Calvin’s & engaged some seed wheat. Sam plowed on the fallow. Harvey carried off shavings & did chores.
September
Thursday, 1
Day fair & moderately warm. Went in the morning down to Julius’ & counted? 500 feet of siding at the mill, & balance of the day worked at the front porch. Sam finished cross plowing the fallow. Luman dragged with the colts till towards night & then hauled home the siding & went up to Calvin’s after the seed wheat. A. Bothwell called.
Friday, 2
Day fair with some wind and rather cool. Employed as yesterday, till afternoon, when George Harris & wife, Wm.? Cross, Mrs. Gleason & Lura Holcomb came, & Mr. Bunyan at night. Called at Drake’s in the evening. Luman sowed the wheat & Sam. dragged. Company staid with us overnight.
Saturday, 3
A little frost in the morning in some places. Day fair. Spent my time with our visitors. Made some calls at the Corners in the morning Drake & Amanda called in the forenoon & we all went over there to dinner. Luman & Cross went after Lurenda & Luman sold him his colt. In the afternoon visitors departed Leroy & I attended primary election at the Huddle. Sam finished dragging & hauled a load of Boards for Phillips.
Sunday, 4
Weather continues fair & rather cool. Remained at home with wife & Mrs. Pepper who came last night. Mr. Pepper came this morning & attended meeting at the Huddle with our family & two young ladies who came yesterday with Lurenda. Valentine & number of young people in this afternoon.
Monday, 5
A little frost in the morning. Forenoon fair, afternoon cloudy with a little rain. Worked a little at the front porch. Luman went up to the R.R. with load of Boards in the forenoon & in the afternoon commenced plowing the Hickory field for rye. Sam threshed oats & Harvey helped him some. Elon called in the morning.
Tuesday, 6
A little more frost this morning. Day fair & rather cool. Worked part of the day at the front porch. Valentine called in the night & went to bed. He staid till after breakfast. Luman worked at plowing on the hill. Sam threshed rye with Harvey in the forenoon, & worked for Julius in the afternoon. Layt. Andrews called in the morning, & Fayette came at night with threshing machine.
Wednesday, 7
Forenoon cloudy & rained a little. Afternoon fair & some warmer. Went to the Corners & over? to Drake’s in the morning & worked some at the front porch. Charles Ross and Fayette threshed the oats – about 200 Bu – The boys attended to that business today. Sara Rockwell called in the middle of the day, & Mrs. Champney & Sally here in afternoon.
Thursday, 8
Considerable frost this morning. Day fair & pleasant. Worked a little at the porch & went up to the Tannery & got some nails of Mr. Martin. Luman plowed on the hill & Sam put up the fence around the wheat. Harvey & Mary went with Harry’s folks after blackberries over to Leroy. In the evening Abe made a call.
Friday, 9
No frost this morning. Day fair & the afternoon quite warm. Continued my work at the front porch. Luman spent the forenoon about the Corners. In the afternoon he commenced cradling the buckwheat over the creek – Sam plowed on the hill. Harvey in the afternoon, gathered apples from trees by the road opposite the barn. George called in the afternoon.
Saturday, 10
Morning cloudy & rained some before noon. Afternoon fair & warm. Worked a little at the porch & went down to the sawmill & got 2 pieces of sideding. Sam finished plowing & Harvey dragged in the afternoon. Luman cut buckwheat in the forenoon & with Sam cut? corn in the afternoon. Two Mr. Smiley’s & ladies came up with Lurenda & made a visit.
Sunday, 11
A part of the day cloudy with several little sprinklings of rain in the course of the day. Weather continues warm. Towards the middle of the day, went with wife over to Drake’s & remained till towards night. Found Valentine here, who departed in the evening. Luman with others went to Canton to attend the yearly meeting there in the evening
Monday, 12
Day fair & pleasant & the weather at times warm. The ground is getting to ve quite dry. Worked part of the day at the front porch. Luman sowed the rye in the Hickory field in the forenoon & in the afternoon threshed for his uncle Julius. Sam dragged on the rye. Harvey worked some about the house & barn. Br. Hubbell called, & after he left George came in.
Tuesday, 13
Morning cloudy & a smart shower forenoon. Afternoon fair with cool wind. Did a little more at the front porch. Luman & Sam finished cutting the buckwheat in the forenoon & Harvey finished harrowing in the rye. In the afternoon the boys threshed some rye & hauled a load of Boards for Phillips from mill to R.R. Geo. called in the afternoon.
Wednesday, 14
Fair weather continues & a cool wind prevailed through the day. Worked in the forenoon at the porch. Afternoon did not do anything. Luman worked at raking buckwheat & Sam went with the team & dragged for Julius. Harvey did nothing more than chores. Br. Rockwell called in the forenoon. Paid him $1.00
Thursday, 15
Frost again this morning. Day fair & pleasant & not so cool as yesterday. Worked part of the day at the porch & spent some time with Bunyan who called in the forenoon. Luman finished raking the buckwheat & worked some at cutting up the corn. Sam dragged for Julius. Harvey about the house. Lucien White called & settled our account.
Friday, 16
Forenoon cloudy, afternoon & evening rainy. Weather moderately warm. Dug a trench in the forenoon for the front wall of the porch. Luman got Abe to set a waggon tire? in the forenoon & Harvey & Sam cut up corn. In the afternoon Harvey brought up a load of Boards for Phillips & Luman & Sam cut corn till driven off by rain. Mr. Gregory called & settled(?)
Saturday, 17
Rained during the night & continued moderately through the day without intermission. Did no work of any consequence. Wrote a petition for a road for Daniel Smith, who called for that purpose. The boys threshed the flax & cleaned the shed, & also went to mill.
Sunday, 18
Fore part of the day cloudy, afternoon fair & warm. Remained at home with wife except to go up to see the grain on the hill. Drake & Amanda called in the afternoon. Valentine was also here with Edward. In the evening the younger part of the family attended meeting at the Huddle. Elon & Sarah spent the evening here.
Monday, 19
Weather warm, day fair till towards night when it became cloudy with indications of more rain. Worked at excavating & laying foundation wall in front of the east wing. Luman & Sam worked at cutting up the corn, & Harvey went with the team to drag for his uncle Julius. He remained over night.
Tuesday, 20
Morning cloudy & considerable rain fell in the middle & latter part of the day. Weather continues warm. Worked a little at underpinning. Luman & Sam cut up corn in the forenoon & worked some about the barn in the afternoon. Harvey continues at his uncle Julius’ – Valentine called at night.
Wednesday, 21
Rained through the night & continued through a considerable portion of the day, producing a freshet. Weather mild. Worked a little at the front door. The boys carried in a part of the straw which had been placed under the shed & Luman went up to Philander’s & bought of him a pair of 2 year old colts. He spread flax in the afternoon & Sam went up to R.R. with load of boards.
Thursday, 22
Rain storm continues & also the warm weather. This day is the fifty eighth anniversary of my birth. Made the panels & put together the front door. Luman & Sam finished spreading the flax, repaired the line fences on the flat & killed a sheep for mutton. Harvey went with the team to drag for his uncle Julius again.
Friday, 23
Rainy night & rainy morning. Partially clear in the middle of the day & towards night it rained again. Dressed the mouldings & finished the door. In the forenoon Luman & Harvey hauled some stone, & a load of wood, & Sam threshed rye. In the afternoon Luman & Harvey cut up corn & Sam hauled a load of boards from the mill for Phillips.
Saturday, 24
Morning opened fair, but considerable rain fell in the course of the dayly by showers. Weather continues warm. Fitted in the front door in the morning & then went to work at the foundation wall in front of the porch. Harvey & Sam cut up some corn before the rain & Luman went up to the R.R. with a load of Boards for Phillips. George called.
Sunday, 25
Principal part of the day fair there being only a light shower towards night. Warm weather continues. Remained at home as usual, Eliza only attending meeting at the Huddle. Mr. Henry Ward & wife called here from West Burlington, to see Lurenda, staid till after tea before she came home. Drake & Amanda came towards night.
Monday, 26
Day fair & very warm. Worked at the wall same as yesterday. Went down to Harry’s in the evening. Luman plowed for Drake. Harvey & Sam filled the drain in front of the house, set up the buckwheat that had fallen, & attended to some other matters. Mr. Bunyan called in the forenoon, & George towards night.
Tuesday, 27
Another fair & warm day. Cloudy at night with a little sprinkling of rain this evening. Continued my work at at the front foundation wall. Luman plowed for Drake. Harvey finished cutting up the corn & made some mortar for me. Sam helped Julius some, but is not very well. Charles Mardy(?) called this afternoon & Valentine came in at night.
Wednesday, 28
Rained some in the night, day cloudy with a little rain & weather considerably cooler. Levelled up the South corner of the house & built the brick piers under the pilesters of the front porch. Luman plowed for Drake part of day & Sam the balance. Harvey helped about the house. Griffin & George called to settle their accounts.
Thursday, 29
Day fair & moderately warm. Finished the foundation wall under the fornt of the east wing. Luman is away in attendence at a wedding somewhere. Sam plowed for Drake. Harvey worked about the house. He dug a trench for the foundation wall at the east end of the house & worked some at repairing the water drain.
Friday, 30
Day partially cloudy with cool wind from the southwest. Went with wife, Lurenda & Eliza, & with George & Amy to Smithfield to visit Henry Brigham & returned at night. Sam plowed for Drake & Harvey dug an extension of the water drain back of the house. Luman remained absent during the day.
October
Saturday, 1
Cloudy through the day & the afternoon quite rainy. Weather cool. Made & fixed in a spout for the water at the end of the drain back of the house, & helped the boys some about putting in the stones. Sam plowed for Drake in the forenoon, & Luman & Harvey worked at the drain. At night Luman & Sam hauled up a load of corn.
Sunday, 2
Weather fair but not very warm. Remained at home in the forenoon & in the afternoon went with wife over to Drake’s & found Mr. & Mrs. Bunyan there. Returning called a short time at Harry’s. In the evening Valentine was here a short time, & Elon also came in.
Monday, 3
Day fair & pleasant after a slight frost this morning & some warmer than yesterday. Did a little at casing the pilasters of the front porch. Sam with the team worked for Drake. Luman & Harvey gathered winter apples in the forenoon & Harvey worked for Brigham in the afternoon. Samuel & Valentine called in the middle of the day. Amanda called in the evening.
Tuesday, 4
Day fair & very warm. Cased the pilasters & put up the lintels in the porch & worked some at grading the ground in front. Sam helped Drake with the team at getting in his rye. Luman & Harvey with Eaton in the afternoon, hauled & threshed buckwheat. Hauled with colts. Alex. Bothwell called in afternoon.
Wednesday, 5
Day very warm, very fair, & very pleasant. Worked a little at the porch, a little at the grading, & spent some time with Mr. Basset who called in the afternoon & put up with us. Sam. dragged for the Doctor in the forenoon & in the afternoon helped the boys who were engaged with the buckwheat. They also had Parsons to help.
Thursday, 6
Day fair & considerably cooler than the days preceeding. Went with wife & Mr. Basset to Mr. Bunyan’s for a visit. Mr. Bunyan was absent & did not return before we left in the evening. Mr. Basset tarried with us again. The boys worked at hauling & threshing the buckwheat. They finished & hauled up a load of Boards from the fill for Phillips.
Friday, 7
Morning frosty, day fair & not so cool as yesterday. Worked some at grading & finished facing the inside of the architrane(?) of the front porch. Luman & Sam cleaned the buckwheat – 80 Bu. in the forenoon & husked corn in the afternoon. Harvey hauled two loads of Boards for Phillips, to the R.R., bringing one from the mill.
Saturday, 8
Rained a little in the night, day cloudy, & rained again in the evening. Worked a little at the porch, some at grading & spent some time with company. Luman & Sam husked corn over the creek. Harvey got the waggon repaired & hauled a load of Boards fro Phillips from the mill to the R.R. Uncle Churchill called in the forenoon & so did George. In the afternoon Br. Rockwell made a call.
Sunday, 9
Rained some in the course of the night, cloudy in the morning, & balance of the day fair. Weather considerably cool. Remained in, & about the house during the day. Amanda came over in the afternoon & remained till towards night. Several young people called in the course of the day. Luman went away in the morning & did not return.
Monday, 10
Considerable frost this morning. Day fair & pleasant. Worked at putting on the capitals & base to the pilasters of the front porch. Luman, after going to mill in the morning, went with the team to drag for Martin Wilcox on his job. Sam & Harvey gathered apples in the forenoon & threshed buckwheat for Harry in the afternoon. Lurenda went to Franklin.
Tuesday, 11
Another frost this morning. Day fair & weather some warmer. Dunham Ross called in the morning. Went up to the election, was elected Inspector to fill a vacancy & appointed Valentine Clerk. Luman continues absent on Wilcox’s job, Sam husked corn over the creek & Harvey worked at covering the water drain.
Wednesday, 12
The weather continues fair and pleasant & is getting considerably warmer. Took down & rebuilt the piers under the pilasters of the front porch. Luman does not return yet from Wilcox’s job. Sam husked corn over the creek Harvey worked some at covering the waterdrain & gathered a few more winter apples. Olney & Lutilda called in the afternoon & Valentine in the evening.
Thursday, 13
Day fair & quite pleasant. Cloudy some towards night. Worked at the pilasters, putting on the base & capitals. Luman not returned yet. Sam & harvey husked corn over the creek. George called in the forenoon twice. John Simpson in the afternoon. Jane came in the afternoon & tarried overnight. George came again in the evening.
Friday, 14
Part of the day cloudy & a little rain in the middle of the day. Weather warm. Finished the front wall & commenced putting in some planks for sills to lay the floor on. Luman returned at night having worked for Wilcox 4 days. Sam & Harvey husked corn. Jane continues her stay, working with Eliza at painting flowers.
Saturday, 15
Day partially cloudy with considerable wind & weather considerably colder. Finished putting in the floor timbers to the front porch. Carried ballot boxes down to Robert’s & got my mail mail matter at the P.O. Luman hauled up three loads of corn. Sam & Harvey husked. Br. Rockwell called in the forenoon. Jeff came in the evening & returned. Jane remains here.
Sunday, 16
Heavy frost in the morning, day fair & pleasant, & a little hazy in the evening. Remained about the house during the day. Eliza went with Brigham’s folks to meeting at Alba. Jefferson cam in the forenoon & took Jane home. Young Mr. Rockwell called. Amanda came in the afternoon.
Monday, 17
Day cloudy with cool south wind. Hunted up & prepared some boards in the forenoon & commenced dressing & putting down the floor in the front porch in the afternoon. Went over to Drake’s in the evening. The boys took up the flax, hauled up tow loads of corn, husked some & brought home load lumber from T. Mill. Assessor called.
Tuesday, 18
Rained in the night & some in the morning. Weather cool with showers & squalls in the afternoon. Went to Troy with Luman. Wife went along as far as Luther’s. Got some glass & other materials for the house at Pomeroy’s & paid them & Paine $10. each. On the way home called at Luther’s & took tea. Sam & Harvey worked at the corn & the barn yard fence.
Wednesday, 19
Cloudy & cool. Partially clear towards night. Prepared some putty, cut & set the glass in the east garret window, & hung the two outside doors opening into the front & rear porches. Luman & Sam husked corn in the fields & Harvey hauled some to the barn & then hauled a load of Boards fro Phillips from mill to R.R. Valentine called at night.
Thursday, 20
Coldest day of the season. Cloudy, with snow flying through the day. Worked some at preparing putty & setting glass. Luman & Sam husked corn in the field in the forenoon, & in the varn in the afternoon. Harvey hauled a load of Boards for Phillips from the mill to the R.R. – Mr. Barned & Mr. Campbell called in the forenoon, Mr. Bassett in the morning.
Friday, 21
Cold freezing night. Day fair, but cold & windy. Business same as yesterday. Valentine who staid with us last night, carried Lurenday back to her school this morning, she having come home yesterday to attend the examination of teachers. Harvey hauled some corn to the barn & then hauled a load of Boards for Phillips from mill to R.R. Luman & Sam husked corn at the barn.
Saturday, 22
Another freezing night. Morning opened fair, soon became cloudy & snow fell moderately through the day. Worked at fitting & setting glass. Finished below & put in the two Parlor windows above. The boys worked at sorting corn in the chamber, hauling in the balance they had husked from the field & from the barn, & getting some wood.
Sunday, 23
Day fair & pleasant & considerably warmer than for several preceeding days. Staid about the house with wife during the day. Eliza & Luman went up to the Windfall to attend meeting at the new Meeting house & remained till evening. Valentine called inthe afternoon & staid till towards night & came again & staid over.
Monday, 24
Morning frost y & fair. Afternoon & evening cloudy with indications of a storm. Finished setting the glass in all the chamber windows except the one on the north side, for which there is no sash. Luman & Sam husked corn in the field. Harvey hauled two loads of Boards for Phillips from the mill & one to the R.R. Bunyan called in the evening. Valentine came & staid over night.
Tuesday, 25
Principal part of the day fair & the weather moderately warm. Worked at making some sash for the north chamber window. In the evening went with wife to Elon’s & helped them cut apples. Harvey went up to the R.R. with load of Boards & then hauled corn to the barn. Luman and Sam husked corn & helped about hauling.
Wednesday, 26
Cloudy & quite cold. Snow commenced falling, rapidly, at night. Finished & fitted in the window sash, went up to the Tannery & got some nails, & to the store & got a brush, prepared some paint & primed the sash. The boys worked at hauling the unhusked corn & part of the stalks to the barn. A quantity that is husked is yet remaining in the field.
Thursday, 27
Snow three inches deep in the morning. Day partially cloudy & considerably cold. Prepared & fitted a sash for cellar window, primed it & also primed the front doorcase & two outside doors. Luman hauled a load of Boards for Phillips from the mill to the R.R. Sam & Harvey husked corn in the barn. Jefferson called & got 5 panes glass. Valentine came at night & tarried.
Friday, 28
Considerable portion of the day cloudy. Weather a little more moderate than yesterday. Made putty & set glass for north chamber & front cellar windows, & bailed paint pot & primed the pilasters in the front porch. The boys hauled load Boards for Phillips from mill to R.R. & husked corn at the barn. Br. Rockwell called & go some paint.
Saturday, 29
Weather similar to yesterday. Worked at & finished the floor of the front porch & put the facing on the side. The boys worked at hauling the corn stalks to the barn & also hauled a load of corn from the field to the house. Br. Wells returned from the east & stopped with us. In the evening we visited at Drake’s. Valentine staid with us also.
Sunday, 30
The day a little more cloudy & the weather mild. Remained at home with wife; Br. Wells & part of the family attended meeting at the Huddle. After meeting Br. Champney & his wife mad a call & the Doctor and Amanda came over & remained till after tea. Valentine called at night. In the evening Br. Wells called on Geo.
Monday, 31
Principal part of the day fair & the weather continues mild. Prepared, fitted & primed the sash for part of the windows in the south cellar. The boys hauled to the house a load of corn from the field & a load of wood, & dug & put in the cellar 37 bu. potatoes. Br. Wells went away theis morning. Valentine called at night.
November
Tuesday, 1
Fore part of the day cloudy, latter part fair & weather mild. Finished preparing & filling sash for the cellar windows & did more painting. The boys worked at digging potatoes. They hauled up two loads & put into the cellar. Br. Wells returned & remained with over night. Griffin called in the evening.
Wednesday, 2
Da fair & pleasant & the weather considerably warmer. Brisk wind in the evening. Set some glass in the south cellar windows & attended to several other matters. The boys dug & hauled to the cellar Two loads of potatoes – 53 bushels. Br. Wells departed this morning on a tour for distributing his book.
Thursday, 3
Frosty morning. Weather through the day about the same as yesterday. Being not very well, did not work much today. The boys got a load of wood & dug & put into the cellar 36 bushels of potatoes. Jane came up here in the morning & Jeff. came at night & staid over. Jack called in the forenoon & Valentine in the eve. Mr. Griffin & Hewett also.
Friday, 4
Day fair, warm & smoky. Filed a hand saw & commenced a frame to cover the outside cellar stairs. Luman went to Troy to mill & got some oil at Pomeroy’s. Harvey & Sam pulled the beans & finished digging potatoes on the flat. Harry called & Luther & Sally at night made a short call. Griffin came in the evening.
Saturday, 5
Weather similar to that of yesterday except that it has been partially cloudy. Worked at the cellar way. Laid the underpinning & put on the sills. Luman hauled some plaster up to the wheat field & brought home a load of wood. He then went over to see Martin Wilcox & got the horses shod. Sam & Harvey gather the garden sauce. Stephen called.
Sunday, 6
Frosty morning weather fair & mild. The ground getting to be very dry & the streams low. Remained about the house during the day. Young Mr. Rockwell called. Valentine here in the morning & again at night. Silas Bunyan & other youngsters here in the course of the day. George called in the evening.
Monday, 7
The weather continues fair & pleasant & quite mild. Framed & put up the body of the cellar way. Luman hauled a load of Boards for Phillips from the mill to the R.R. Harvey husked corn at the barn & attended to chores. Sam having finished his term of work here went away this morning. Valentine called a short time at night.
Tuesday, 8
Indian summer continues. Day warm & fair except some clouds in the morning. Put the rafters on to the cellar way & commenced making the cornice. In the evening went over to Drake’s with wife & Mary & helped them a little while at husking corn. Luman went to the steam mill & got a load of boards & with Harvey hauled a load of potatoes from the flat & got some wood.
Wednesday, 9
Weather continues fair & warm. Worked at the cornice of the cellar way — Harvey sowed plaster on the wheat a short time in the morning & then worked with Luman at husking corn in the barn. Mr. Basset called in the afternoon & put up with us. Valentine called in the afternoon & again at night.
Thursday, 10
Morning fair warm & smoky. Rained some in the afternoon. Went up to the Huddle in the morning & got some materials for painting. Basset assisted in preparing some paint & then went away. Worked at painting sitting room. Luman hauled load ties for Jeff. Harvey worked about the house & barn.
Friday, 11
Clouds in the morning, balance of the day fair. Weather colder. Finished painting the sitting room the first time & fixed a rod in the Hall door to bind it & keep it from spreading. The boys hauled a load of wood & attended to various other matters about the house & barn. Lurenda came home at night & went up to the Huddle. Valentine brought her up from Franklin.
Saturday, 12
Day cloudy dark & rainy. Wind in the south. Made some putty, finished setting glass for the cellar, & did some priming in the west Hall. The boys did various little jobs about the house & barn, & among the rest they shelled some corn & took it tot hte mill & got some nails of Mr. Martin. Young Mr. Lilly came & staid with Luman.
Sunday, 13
Fore part of the day rainy & dark. Latter part cold with considerable snow & sleet falling. Storm ceased at night. Remained at home during the day. Valentine was here besides considerable young company in the forepart of the day. At night Mr. Abraham Dingman with Lucretia & two children came & staid with us.
Monday, 14
Day cold & wintry, with flying clouds in the forenoon emitting flakes of snow. Worked a little at regulating some doors. Mr. Dingman left with his folks, after breakfast. Luman took Lurenda to Franklin in the morning & then with Harvey got some wood. Br. Wells returned from Canton this forenoon, & went home with the Doctor & Amanda who spent the evening here.
Tuesday, 15
Night very cold, Morning cloudy & the balance of the day partially clear & decidedly warmer. Did but little work, made & put on the mouldings to the door getween sitting room & front hall. Luman got some shoeing done & then commenced plowing the field where the corn was. Harvey chopped firewood. Br. Rockwell called.
Wednesday, 16
Freezing night, pleasant day & comfortably warm – thawing considerably. Worked at filling the cracks & nails in the Sitting Room with putty, & priming the doors in the earstern part of the house. The boys worked as yesterday at plowing & chopping & hauling wood.
Thursday, 17
Day fair with passing clouds, & quite warm & agreeable weather for the season. Worked part of the time at the cornice of the Cellar Way. The boys worked over the creek at plowing & chopping fire wood. In the evening Luman went down to John Vroman’s to see if he could buy some pigs. Our folks had lots of visitors, among whom were Mrs. Barned & Kiah’s wife.
Friday, 18
Morning cloudy & then fair. Afternoon & evening rainy. Weather quite warm. Spent the day principally with Br. Wells who came here early in the morning & remained. Luman plowed in the forenoon & helped Harvey sort & move corn in the chamber in the afternoon. Oscar Saxton called in the middle of the day & staid some time.
Saturday, 19
Day warm, rainy with considerable thunder. Cooler at night. In the morning went to the P.O. & mailed a book to Mr. Atkins. Assisted in putting down the carpet in the Sitting room & did but little besides. The boys worked some at arranging the corn in the chamber. Br. Wells left in the morning for Alba. Valentine called int eh forenoon, & George in the evening.
Sunday, 20
Principal part of the day cloudy with considerable wind, & the weather rather cold. Remained about the house during the day. Luman went to attend the meeting at Alba & remained in the evening. Valentine called in the middle of the day. Mr. Rockwell came in the afternoon. Amy made a call at night. The Doctor & Amanda came over and spent the evening with us. Sam called & staid with Harvey.
Monday, 21
Day cloudy & cool. Another rain storm commenced at night. Worked at the cornice of the cellar way. The boys worked at sorting & arranging the corn in the chamber & at the barn. Jefferson called in the middle of the day. In the evening Mr. Luther called to obtain a light & assistance he having his waggon broken.
Tuesday, 22
Night rainy, morning dark & lowry & the afternoon fair & tolerably warm. Worked at the cellar way cornice same as yesterday. Luman worked about the barn & Harvey sowed plaster in the forenoon & in the afternoon they worked at digging & burning stumps. Noah Clark called in the afternoon & Mr. Bunyan at night.
Wednesday, 23
Day partially cloudy & weather moderate. Night very dark & stormy & weather growing cold. Basset called in the forenoon & put up with us. Br. Wells having come to Bunyan’s went with wife in the waggon with the Doctor & Amanda to visit him there, he being about to leave this country. We remained there overnight, on account of the darkness & the storms. The boys worked at digging stumps.
Thursday, 24
Forenoon cloudy & very cold. Afternoon more fair & moderate. Returned from Bunyan’s in the morning after breakfast. Found Basset here who helped me prepare some paint. After he left Br. Wells came, & in the evening the Doctor and Amanda with Viletta, also came. The boys besides attending to other matters, worked some at digging stumps. Oscar called & settled account.
Friday, 25
Principal part of the day cloudy & cool. Towards night a storm of rain & sleet commenced from the south. Worked a little at painting the Sitting Room. Luman went in the forenoon to carry Br. Wells to the depot, who has departed to reside in Rhode Island. In the afternoon he went over to Fowler’s & got a load of ties to haul to the R.R. Harvey worked some at stumps. Valentine called.
Saturday, 26
Day fair & considerably warmer than yesterday. Finished painting the Sitting Room. Erastus called in the morning & paid me eighty eight cents. In the course of the forenoon Mr. Redington called, to whom I paid $10. on land debt. Luman two loads of ties for Fowler to the R.R. taking one of them from his place. Harvey did the chores & sorted potatoes in the cellar.
Sunday, 27
Principal part of the day fair & quite moderate weather for the time of year. Remained about the house through the day, the girls attended meeting at the Huddle. In the afternoon the Doctor & Amanda & also Jeff. & Jane with Ed. were here. Lurenda who came home yesterday, returned to her school, & Eliza went away to commence hers on Vroman Hill.
Monday, 28
Weather fair the principal part of the day, & continues moderate. Finished the cornice of cellar way & put on a part of the shingles. Returned a letter to Br. Wells Luman hauled one load of ties for Fowler to the R.R. & two from his place. Towards night went with wife to Drake’s, took tea & spent the evening there.
Tuesday, 29
Morning frosty, day fair, & weather moderate. Christopher Lowe having come to dig some underdrains in the field above the house lot; went with him & staked out some drains & worked some at burning stumps. Luman went to the R.R. with load of ties, & plowed in the afternoon. The Doctor called & got his barrel. Mrs. Taylor called & stayed with us.
Wednesday, 30
Day remarkably fair & pleasant & the weather quite mild & warm. Worked in the forenoon at the cellar way & in the afternoon went with wife & others to help Drake husk corn in his barn. Luman got the horses shod in the forenoon & plowed over the creek in the afternoon. Harvey worked some at sorting potatoes in the cellar.
December
Thursday, 1
Rained in the night, morning fair, balance of the day cloudy with some rain in the afternoon. Did but little work today. Luman plowed over the creek. Harvey did chores & sorted potatoes in the cellar. Mr. Lowe worked at digging underdrain. The Doctor brought Mrs. Taylor here with her goods, she intending to reside here. Valentine called at night.
Friday, 2
Another rainy night succeeded by a rainy day. Weather warm, grew colder towards night & snowed a little in the evening. Wrote letters to Mr. Atkins & Daniel Bush – The boys attended to some matters about the barn & went over the creek & brought home the plow, & plowed a furrow on each side of the field above the house for open drains. David Sayles called.
Saturday, 3
Froze hard during the night & the day cold & blustering. Went to the P.O. with letters & a book for Dan. in the morning, & then worked some at fitting up the shoe shop for Mrs. Taylor’s use. Boys worked at repairing the barns, & hauled up some hay to Cornelius Sayles, who called for that purpose
Sunday, 4
Night stormy, ground covered with sleet in the morning, four inches deep. Day cloudy, with some rain & the weather much more more moderate. Did not go out today but remained about the house. Had no company today except Silas Bunyan who was here with Luman.
Monday, 5
Principal part of the day cloudy & the weather mild. Thaw continues & the snow or sleet is wasting away. Continued & nearly completed the repair or alteration of the shoeshop in the south room chamber. Luman hauled edgings for Percival from Barnes’ mill. Amanda came in the afternoon & the Doctor at night. They spent the evening with us.
Tuesday, 6
Cloudy & rainy through the day. Continues to thaw & the ground bare again. Put beads around the side lights & worked at puttying & painting the west Hall. The boys filed crosscut saw & went over the creek & sawed out a cut, from the big pine in order to try it for long shingles.
Wednesday, 7
Rain continued until the middle of the day & then, the weather being colder changed to snow. Finished painting the Hall, & white washed Mrs. Taylor’s room. The boys did but little excepting chores. Mr. Taylor, the school teacher called & put up with us. In the evening Drake called a short time.
Thursday, 8
The snow storm continued through the forepart of the past night. Day fair & extremely cold. Made a platform & set up the stove in Mrs. Taylor’s room. Sent to the store & got a cord & put up her bedstead. Moved & arranged the things in the chamber. Luman went down to the Steam Mill & agreed with Mr. Phillips to haul some time this winter & brought home a load.
Friday, 9
Weather fair & more moderate towards night. Worked at putting up partitions in the south chamber. The boys worked part of the day at sawing shingle timber over the creek. Lurenda returned rom Franklin having concluded her second term of school there. Eliza also cam home at night from her school.
Saturday, 10
Day partially cloudy & quite cold. Worked a little at the same business as yesterday. The boys worked part of the day at sawing shingle timber over the creek. Valentine was here at dinner. The Doctor & Amanda came in the afternoon & brought Mrs. Taylor. Young Mr. Spencer was here at supper.
Sunday, 11
Day cloudy, wind south with a little snow falling in the forenoon, & the weather more moderate. Remained about the house during the day. Luman & the girls attended meeting at the Huddle in the forenoon, & remained in the evening, except Eliza who returned & at night went back to her school. Ed. made a call. Mrs. Taylor went back to Drake’s.
Monday, 12
Snowed a little in the course of the night. Day cold, cloudy, & blustering. Worked a very little at the partitions in the south chamber. The boys hauled some shingle botts to the barn, & a drag of wood to the house, & did a little at sawing over the creek. Ad. came & made preparations for making the shingles & shaved a few. Valentine called.
Tuesday, 13
The weather clear & cloudy, & considerable cold. Put a lock on the granary door in the orning & then with wife, Lurenda & Mrs. Taylor, went with the Doctor & Amanda to visit Mary and her family. The boys worked some at the shingle business & Luman got the horses shod & went to Steam Mill to haul out ties.
Wednesday, 14
Principal part of the day cloudy & the weather decidedly cold. Evening more moderate. Went down to Mott’s & got a key made to a lock, spent sometime with Eliza & Robert, & the balance of the day in reading the Tribune. Very little appetite to eat, & am not very well. Luman hauled up a load of ties for Phillips to the R.R. & brought up another from the mill.
Thursday, 15
Day cloudy & a very little snow fell. Weather a little more moderate. Remaining unwell, did no work worth mentioning. Luman hauled two loads of Ties to the R.R. for Phillips, taking one of them from the mill. Harvey employed at doing chores & other matters about the farm. Mr. Griffin called in evening & Valentine staid over night.
Friday, 16
Very cold morning, pleasant day, cloudy evening, & weather moderate. Worked some at partitions in south chamber, & wrote a letter to Alfred Bailey in the evening. The boys, having Ad. Bailey to assist, butchered the hogs after hauling a drag of wood in the morning. The Misses Roberts called & staid overnight, & George & Amy were here in the evening.
Saturday, 17
Cloudy with south wind & weather mild. In the afternoon a storm of sleet commenced which continued in the evening. Did several little jobs of tinkering about the house & spent some time with company. The boys hauled wood in the forenoon, & in the afternoon Luman hauled up home a load of Ties for Phillips & Harvey cut up the pork. Mr. Pepper & Emily called in the afternoon & staid to tea.
Sunday, 18
Storm continued through the night. Day cloudy, weather mild & thaw progressing. Remained about the house through the day. Valentine called in the morning, & Ed. in the afternoon. Towards night, Harvey went with a sleigh & carried Lurenda to Franklin in order to commence her winter term of school there.
Monday, 19
Cloudy weather continues & a little mor cold. Took off & trimed the backdoor of the west Hall, & worked some at the partitions in the south chamber. Luman hauled to the R.R. a load of Ties for Phillips & brought home another from the mill. Harvey worked some in the cellar & choring. Calvin called a short time in the afternoon.
Tuesday, 20
Weather cloudy & moderate, with snow falling the principal part of the time. continued my work in the south chamber. Luman hauled two loads of Ties for Phillips to the R.R. taking one of the from the mill. Harvey employed as usual about the house & barn. Mr. Andrews the teacher, called on us again tonight. The Doctor & Amanda called a short time in the evening.
Wednesday, 21
Principal part of the day cloudy & the weather continues moderate. Sleighing very good. Continued my work in the south chamber. Luman hauled two loads of Ties for Phillips from the woods, taking one of them through to the R.R. Harvey worked some in the cellar, filled up the outside cellarway with straw, & did the chores.
Thursday, 22
Fore part of the day fair, latter part cloudy. Weather considerably colder. Being unwell, did no work of consequence today. Luman hauled two loads of Ties for Mr. Phillips to the R.R. taking the last one of them from the woods. Harvey went to Troy to get a coat cut out. He rode with Dr. Drake.
Friday, 23
Principal part of the day fair but the weather cold & freezing. Worked in the cellar making preparations & commenced to make an apartment for keeping potatoes. Luman hauled two loads of Ties for Phillips from the woods taking one of them to the Rail Road. Harvey assisted some in the cellar. Eliza came home.
Saturday, 24
Fair with clouds at intervals & flurries of snow. Weather quite cold. Worked in the cellar, same as yesterday. Harvey commenced moving the potatoes. Luman hauled two loads of Ties for Phillips to the R.R. taking one of them from the woods. Went towards night with wife over to Drake’s & staid a little while in the evening. Received a letter from Dan.
Sunday, 25
Day fair, weather very cold in the morning & a little more moderate at night. Kept about the house during the day, wife went to meeting at the Huddle. In the afternoon the Doctor Amanda & children came over & returned at night. Valentine came in, Silas was here & several other young people.
Monday, 26
Principal part of the day cloudy & the weather much warmer. Thaw commenced in the morning & continued through the day. Worked in the cellar at the potato room. Luman got eh horses shod & hauled from the woods a load of Ties for Phillips. Harvey did chores & assisted Addison some who worked here part of the day making shingles. Valentine called in the afternoon.
Tuesday, 27
Day partiall fair, & the weather decidedly colder, freezing through the day. Worked at the potato room in the cellar & moving the potatoes into it. Luman hauled load Ties for Phillips to R.R. & load Boards to R.R. from mill for Fleming. Erastus with drake’s team hauled another. Harvey did chores & brought some tan from tannery.
Wednesday, 28
Day fair & the weather continues extremely cold. Set up the stove in the south cellar & worked some at the potato room. Luman hauled a load of Ties for Phillips from near the mill to the R.R. Harvey did chores & repaired the yard fences at the barn. The Doctor & Amanda with Erastus called in the forenoon.
Thursday, 29
Principal part of the day cloudy, the weather cold & towards night a snow storm commenced. Went with wife in the sleigh with the Doctor & Amanda to make a visit at Stephen Landon’s. Called at Br. Champney’s & Luther’s & they went along with us. Returned at night. the boys worked at sawing shingle stuff over the creek. Valentine here at night.
Friday, 30
Fore part of the day cloudy, latter part fair. Weather a little more moderate. Worked a little at the potato room in the cellar. Luman a load of Ties for Phillips from near the mill to the R.R. & then hauled a drag of wood. Harvey employed as usual about the house. Mr. Bunyan called & spent the evening. Abe. Mott also made a call.
Saturday, 31
Day fair & the weather become quite cold again. Worked
a spell in the forenoon at the potato room in the cellar. Mr & Mrs.
Bunyan, with George Burke and his wife, called a little before noon, and
after remaining a short time, we went with them over to the Doctor’s for
our New Year’s visit, returning at night. Luman spent the day about the
neighborhood with Silas Bunyan. Harvey went in the afternoon with the team
to the Steam Mill & hauled up a load of Ties for Mr. Phillips.
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